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    The Best International Crime Novels of 2021

    Korean thrillers, Cuban noir, and French mysteries. We're rounding up the year's best international fiction.

    December 16, 2021  By Molly Odintz
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    For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

    Keith Roysdon on the sideshow's unique place in American culture

    December 16, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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    A Classic in the Making: First Look at Cliff Chiang's Catwoman: Lonely City

    Alex Segura and Cliff Chiang discuss the creation of a Catwoman heist story.

    December 16, 2021  By Alex Segura
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    The Technicolor Noir of 'West Side Story'

    “Everywhere grime in America / Organized crime in America”

    December 15, 2021  By Zach Vasquez
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    The Best Espionage Novels of 2021

    Perfume thieves, Silicon Valley spies, and Cold War slow-burns. We're looking back at the year in spy fiction.

    December 15, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    Fireworks at Graceland: How Elvis Spent His Last Christmas Before Boot Camp

    It was Christmas Eve and the King had been drafted. He decided to blow some stuff up.

    December 15, 2021  By Robert K. Elder
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    What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

    A little kindness goes a long way

    December 15, 2021  By Tara Lush
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    The Best Historical Fiction of 2021

    These crime and mystery novels use research into the past to shed light on the present, and deliver warnings for the future.

    December 14, 2021  By Molly Odintz
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    On Dime Novels, Sensation Stories, and the First Appearance of Old Sleuth

    "He’s not, by the way, a sleuth—his name is Sleuth."

    December 14, 2021  By Henry Stewart
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    Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

    The new adaptation plays the long game and insists that it has nothing to hide.

    December 14, 2021  By Olivia Rutigliano
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