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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    August 16, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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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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