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    The Grieving Gumshoe

    The Grieving Gumshoe

    Six Novels In Which Amateur Detectives Solve Crimes While Coping with Grief

    By Peggy Rothschild | March 17, 2022

    None of Us Will See Heaven: The Eight Best Irish-American Mob Films of All Time

    None of Us Will See Heaven: The Eight Best Irish-American Mob Films of All Time

    Is there any scene of screen violence that wouldn't be better if 'Danny Boy' were playing on a gramophone in the background?

    By Zack Budryk | March 17, 2022

    What We Can Learn From The Darkest Period in Art History

    What We Can Learn From The Darkest Period in Art History

    "Between 1933 – 1945, the Third Reich confiscated, destroyed, and plundered upwards of 650,000 works of art."

    By Lisa Barr | March 17, 2022

    The Elements of a Comic Book Noir Novel

    The Elements of a Comic Book Noir Novel

    Alex Segura unearths the #comicbookdna of his latest, Secret Identity

    By Alex Segura | March 17, 2022

    Six Novels About Women at Work During the War

    Six Novels About Women at Work During the War

    They spied, flew planes, ran the factories, and solved all kinds of mysteries and crimes.

    By Joyce St. Anthony | March 17, 2022

    What Classic Mystery Author You Should Read, Based On Your Zodiac Sign

    What Classic Mystery Author You Should Read, Based On Your Zodiac Sign

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    By Daisy Bateman | March 16, 2022

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    What's on a Spy Novelist's Bookshelf?

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    Former intelligence analyst and current spy novelist Susan Ouellette rounds up some essential espionage-adjacent reads.

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    Alex Segura Explains Why His Entire Life Was Leading up to the Creation of a Comic Book Noir Set in 1970s New York

    Alex Segura Explains Why His Entire Life Was Leading up to the Creation of a Comic Book Noir Set in 1970s New York

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    A Brief History of Fugitives In America

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    The Unique Pleasures of a Mystery Novel with a High Death Count

    The Unique Pleasures of a Mystery Novel with a High Death Count

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    John Dickson Carr: The Master of the Locked Room-Mystery

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