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    India's Most Celebrated Film Director Was Also a Bestselling Detective Novelist

    India's Most Celebrated Film Director Was Also a Bestselling Detective Novelist

    Reflecting on the brilliant career of Satyajit Ray

    By Olivia Rutigliano | June 17, 2020

    How the Flavia de Luce Series Investigates the Traditional English Village Murder Mystery

    How the Flavia de Luce Series Investigates the Traditional English Village Murder Mystery

    On death, preservation, genius, detectives, villages, and eighteenth-century graveyard poems

    By Olivia Rutigliano | June 16, 2020

    The Unbearable Dread of the Slow-Burn Car Chase Scene

    The Unbearable Dread of the Slow-Burn Car Chase Scene

    Some car chases unfold at high speeds. Others take their time and trace their way into the dark corners of your soul.

    By Jessica Barry | June 16, 2020

    Bone, Blood & Bigots: On 'The Liberation of L.B. Jones'

    Bone, Blood & Bigots: On 'The Liberation of L.B. Jones'

    A 1965 novel about racial injustice and police brutality in the Deep South was hailed by critics and made into a major movie. The story would haunt its author until the bitter end.

    By Michael Gonzales | June 11, 2020

    <em>Good Girls</em>, <em>Weeds</em>, And The Problem with Suburban Criminality on Screen

    Good Girls, Weeds, And The Problem with Suburban Criminality on Screen

    They're not doing it for their families. They're doing it for the ideals of middle-class consumerism.

    By Molly Odintz | June 11, 2020

    The True Crime Bond

    The True Crime Bond

    On Inheriting My Mother's Obsession with Murder

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    On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical

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    A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

    A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

    Envy and relief in small town America.

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    How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

    How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

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    My First Thriller: <br>Tess Gerritsen

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    Falling in Love with <em>The Rockford Files</em>—All Over Again

    Falling in Love with The Rockford Files—All Over Again

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