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    Is History Only For Historical Novels?

    Five ways to use the past in contemporary crime fiction.

    July 22, 2024  By Connie Berry
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    Remembering John Waters's true-crime satire Serial Mom

    "His parody of true crime stories, and the media circus they attract, reveals the perverse desires and anxieties of American life."

    July 19, 2024  By Julia Sirmons
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    Memory, Subjectivity, and the Rashomon Effect

    "Memory and perception are slippery things, and become all the more so when filtered back through the limitations of language."

    July 19, 2024  By Sarah Easter Collins
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    The Critic Did It: Howard Spring Takes on The Detection Club

    When he included spoilers in one of his columns, Spring earned the enmity of an entire generation of crime novelists

    July 19, 2024  By Curtis Evans
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    The Best Debut Novels of the Month: July 2024

    Featuring first novels from Jenna Satterthwaite, Sarah Brooks, Emily Dunlay, and more.

    July 18, 2024  By Molly Odintz
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    Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

    "To effectively evoke an intense sense of atmosphere, I need to have spent a lot of time in the setting myself"

    July 18, 2024  By Sarah Pearse
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    The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'

    Discussing Highsmith's classic of toxic suburbia

    July 17, 2024  By Polly Stewart
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    What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?

    "[W]hat you see on the screen is often the antithesis of good intelligence work"

    July 16, 2024  By Alma Katsu
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    July 15, 2024  By CrimeReads 
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    Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

    Jacqueline Winspear on the humble origins of her iconic sleuth

    July 12, 2024  By Jacqueline Winspear
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