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    Crime Fiction Is Having a TV Moment, and That Moment Isn’t Going To Be Over Any Time Soon. 

    Crime Fiction Is Having a TV Moment, and That Moment Isn’t Going To Be Over Any Time Soon. 

    Dervla McTiernan on the new wave of limited series adapted from standalone thrillers.

    By Dervla McTiernan | May 10, 2022

    8 Unnerving New England Psychological Thrillers

    8 Unnerving New England Psychological Thrillers

    ...that linger well after the final page.

    By Brian Lebeau | May 10, 2022

    Sara Paretsky: V.I. <br>Warshawski and My Quest for Voice and Justice

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    "V. I. Warshawski becomes not just my voice in the world, but the expresser of my own conflicts over morality."

    By Sara Paretsky | May 10, 2022

    Ten Close Families in Literature

    Ten Close Families in Literature

    In these families, "it’s often their closeness that threatens to pull them apart."

    By Harriet Evans | May 10, 2022

    Dead in the Water: How a Flailing Supertanker Illustrates The Story of Modern Shipping

    Dead in the Water: How a Flailing Supertanker Illustrates The Story of Modern Shipping

    When a supertanker starts sinking, whose job is it to save it?

    By Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel | May 9, 2022

    Hollywood and Hookers: Debunking the Stereotype

    Hollywood and Hookers: Debunking the Stereotype

    "I wanted to discover whether Hollywood has perpetuated the early 20th Century stereotype of sex workers as boozy, broke and burned out."

    By Jodé Millman | May 9, 2022

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    Bosch Is Back — But Can <em>Bosch: Legacy</em> Find the Original's Sunbaked Noir Magic?

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    John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee Novels, Ranked

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    Tough Mothers: Seven Dark Novels About Motherhood

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    Five Books that Showcase Authentic Military Brotherhood

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    My First Thriller: David Baldacci

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