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    James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

    The author's newest novel is a searing portrait of the 1960s American West and corporate exploitation.

    August 16, 2021  By David Masciotra
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    I Wrote A Thriller to Channel My Post-Partum Anger. Then The Pandemic Hit.

    "It no longer felt like I was just writing about the 1950s and the domestic cage—it felt like I was living it."

    August 16, 2021  By Karin Tanabe
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    Reading Flawed Protagonists: Relatability Versus Likeability

    In order to depict people who are human, I think it is an absolute prerequisite that they be flawed in some way.

    August 16, 2021  By Bracken MacLeod
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    Tapping Into My Memories of the Catskills to Write a Mystery Novel

    My grandmother's farm was much more than a home—it was a boardinghouse, a time capsule, and a source of inspiration.

    August 13, 2021  By Kaitlyn Dunnett
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    An Original Graphic Novel about Ed Gein, The Serial Killer Who Haunted America and Inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs

    A startling new look at a real-life American bogeyman.

    August 13, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    Food and Mystery: A Perfect Pairing

    Food is so much more than fuel for your characters—it can be the engine for your entire plot!

    August 13, 2021  By Lucy Burdette
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    Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

    Crime writers talk routine, craft, and looking forward to lunch.

    August 12, 2021  By Eli Cranor
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    Die Hard with a Vengeance is the most relatable "summer in the city" movie ever

    "Too many films are love-letters to New York City; Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."

    August 12, 2021  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives

    When a novel's worldview comes untethered from reality, that's when the magic happens.

    August 12, 2021  By Brandon Graham
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    A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

    Dormant for years (or even decades), these infamous criminals were undone by new technology, old passions, or giant egos.

    August 11, 2021  By Joanna Schaffhausen
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