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    Evelyn Waugh Loved Perry Mason With All His Heart

    He read every single one of Erle Stanley Gardner's books. But his passion didn't stop there.

    December 10, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg's Supernatural Neo-Noirs

    Revisiting the 'Angel' novels and their occult obsessions

    December 9, 2020  By Andrew Nette
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    The Georgia Guidestones: America's Stonehenge, History's Unsolved Mystery

    Are they a monument to human civilization, or a powerful condemnation of our species? And who the heck built them?

    December 9, 2020  By Brad Meltzer and Keith Farrell
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    The Unexpected Stars of Crime Cinema: Audrey Hepburn

    She's usually thought of as a romantic comedy star. But she featured in some of the era's greatest thrillers.

    December 8, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    In Praise of Second Chances

    On learning, late in life, to give things a second look (and take people as they are).

    December 8, 2020  By Jane Cleland
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    December 7, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    Watch a Short, Delightfully Awkward Interview with Graham Greene

    All writer interviews should take place in international waters.

    December 7, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

    Exploring the movies that have fed the worldview of a legendarily exacting director who inspires, and is inspired by obsession.

    December 4, 2020  By Zach Vasquez
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    Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

    Manchette's translator reflects on the legacy of an author who revolutionized French noir (twice).

    December 4, 2020  By Donald Nicholson-Smith
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    A P.I. in Paradise: How ‘Magnum’ Set the Standard for ‘80s TV Detectives

    The Hawaiian shirts. The short-short shorts. In 1980, CBS was in need of a Hawaii-set hit, and they found a P.I. for a new era.

    December 4, 2020  By Keith Roysdon
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