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    Six True Crime Books to Read This October

    Coal country murders, books bound in skin, and code languages.

    October 16, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    Killing Them Softly Is the Desperate, Pitch-Black Noir That Perfectly Captures What America Has Become

    The 2012 film adapted the George V. Higgins classic and predicted the country's bleak road ahead.

    October 16, 2020  By Zach Vasquez
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    Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime:
    A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

    The creators of the Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast on the the tricky business of fictional murder.

    October 16, 2020  By Layne Fargo
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    The Westing Game may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

    On remembrance, inheritance, and legacy in one of the most beloved children's novels of all time.

    October 15, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The Agatha Christie Centennial: 100 Years of The Mysterious Affair at Styles

    Christie's debut novel was famously rejected by a host of publishers. Many, many editions later, it's an iconic mystery.

    October 15, 2020  By J. Kingston Pierce
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    I Didn't Set Out to Write a Book About the Argentine Scrabble Mafia But That's What I've Done

    Discovering a crime novel among the Saturday afternoon set in the basement of the Polish Club on Borges Street

    October 15, 2020  By Daniel Tunnard
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    Five Tips for Writing a Dual Narrative Mystery

    Presenting readers with two timelines can be highly rewarding. But your craft needs to be sharp to pull it off.

    October 15, 2020  By Heather Young
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    Justice for the Invisibles, by the Invisibles: A Brief History of Nontraditional Voices in Crime Fiction

    American crime stories featuring poor people and nontraditional voices are as old as Poe’s Dupin. And now, they're finally trending.

    October 14, 2020  By Christopher Chambers
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    Let's Explore a Complicated Thriller Archetype: The "Vengeful Bitch"

    This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

    October 14, 2020  By Unlikeable Female Characters 
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    October 13, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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