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    From Gimmicks to Characters: Queerness in Crime Fiction

    From Gimmicks to Characters: Queerness in Crime Fiction

    A Legacy of Stereotypes and a New Era of Complex Characters

    By Kristen Lepionka | June 4, 2018

    The Last Days of Old Las Vegas

    The Last Days of Old Las Vegas

    Remembering The Dirty, Run-Down, Trashy World of 1980s Vegas

    By Adrienne Sharp | June 1, 2018

    The Politics of Crime Fiction

    The Politics of Crime Fiction

    Is Seeking Resolution in Fiction an Inherently Conservative Choice?

    By Michael Niemann | May 31, 2018

    Growing Up In the Golden Era<br> of Hard-Boiled Dames

    Growing Up In the Golden Era
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    Reading V.I. Warshawski on the South Side of Chicago, 1982

    By Tracy Clark | May 30, 2018

    Horror and Crime <br>Are Kissing Cousins

    Horror and Crime
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    Laird Barron's Guide to Horror, Crime, and Noir

    By Laird Barron | May 29, 2018

    The Mind of Donald E. Westlake

    The Mind of Donald E. Westlake

    The Letters, Books, and Films of a Crime Legend

    By Levi Stahl | May 29, 2018

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    A Victorian Era Guide to Oppressing Women

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    How True Crime Got Me Through My Daughter's Illness

    How True Crime Got Me Through My Daughter's Illness

    Taking Comfort from Collective Trauma in Moments of Personal Crisis

    By Meg Little Reilly | May 23, 2018

    Why Historical Fiction Matters

    Why Historical Fiction Matters

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    By Eliot Pattison | May 22, 2018

    Crime and the City: Lisbon

    Crime and the City: Lisbon

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    Lost Years on Death Row

    Lost Years on Death Row

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    The Story That Refused<br> to Be a Thriller

    The Story That Refused
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    The Most Notorious Brain <br>in the Annals of Crime

    The Most Notorious Brain
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    The Drowning of Holly Roth

    The Drowning of Holly Roth

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