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    Writing from the Depths of Lockdown: A Roundtable Discussion

    Contributors to a new charity anthology discuss writing during the pandemic and adjusting to the new normal.

    August 10, 2020  By Lise McLendon
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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    August 10, 2020  By Otto Penzler
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    My Life in True Crime

    Kim Powers' life has been spent writing about crime. But the suspicions about his own mother's death were kept secret.

    August 6, 2020  By Kim Powers
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    The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

    They're like heist movies but more charming, and also sometimes goofy, and occasionally confusing, but in a sexy way.

    August 5, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Writing with Children at Home During a Pandemic

    Writing a novel is lonely, depressing work. Having kids around all the time can make it...surprisingly joyful.

    August 5, 2020  By Jesse Kellerman
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    Laura Lippman: "My Imagination Is Really Dark."

    The author opens up about parenting, aging, choosing happiness, and exploring her dark, twisted imagination.

    August 5, 2020  By Molly Odintz
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    The Joys of Mystery Fiction's Most Enduring Tropes

    Abandoned islands, manor houses, and retired military men. They all serve a purpose in classic detective fiction.

    August 4, 2020  By Alex Pavesi
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    The Roaring Twenties—Prohibition, Cocktails, Crime and….Mystery Plays?

    A run of murder mystery plays, many based on recent sensational real-life crimes, spiced up theater life in 1920s Chicago.

    August 4, 2020  By Susanna Calkins
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    10 Novels You Should Read This August

    The month's best new crime novels, mysteries, and thriller.

    July 31, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    Finding Room for Black Hope, Black Justice, and Black Love in Noir Fiction

    To discover noir's anti-racist potential, Alaya Dawn Johnson had to wrestle with its racist classics.

    July 31, 2020  By Alaya Dawn Johnson
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