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

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

    Agatha Christie is for Libras, and other thoughts on crime fiction and astrology.

    By Daisy Bateman | March 16, 2022

    The Two Camps of Crime: Christie’s Cool, Cozy Tales of Ratiocination and Highsmith’s Psycho-Sexual Deep Waters

    The Two Camps of Crime: Christie’s Cool, Cozy Tales of Ratiocination and Highsmith’s Psycho-Sexual Deep Waters

    Wayne Johnson traces the lineage of modern crime fiction.

    By Wayne Johnson | March 16, 2022

    Why Crime Writers Will Always Be Drawn to the Sea

    Why Crime Writers Will Always Be Drawn to the Sea

    Sam Lloyd on the sea as a muse – and an unreliable conspirator.

    By Sam Lloyd | March 16, 2022

    What Life Was Like for an Undercover Federal Agent Prospecting with the Pagans, the Outlaw Motorcycle Club

    What Life Was Like for an Undercover Federal Agent Prospecting with the Pagans, the Outlaw Motorcycle Club

    Ken Croke was an experienced undercover federal agent—and the first to infiltrate the Pagans.

    By Ken Croke and Dave Wedge | March 16, 2022

    What's on a Spy Novelist's Bookshelf?

    What's on a Spy Novelist's Bookshelf?

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

    By Susan Ouellette | March 16, 2022

    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

    The author of Secret Identity talks with David Gordon about New York, working in comics, and capturing an era.

    By David Gordon | March 15, 2022

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    A Brief History of Fugitives In America

    By Chas Smith | March 15, 2022

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

    By Peter Swanson | March 15, 2022

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

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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

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    9 Films That Explore the Relationship Between Journalism and Truth

    9 Films That Explore the Relationship Between Journalism and Truth

    Can cinema capture the heroic efforts of investigative journalists?

    By Maggie Smith | March 14, 2022

    #RepresentationMatters: Disability and Crime Fiction

    #RepresentationMatters: Disability and Crime Fiction

    "[C]haracters from the physical disability spectrum are rarely depicted as competent and witty crime fighters."

    By Meredith Doench | March 14, 2022

    Crime and the City: Birmingham

    Crime and the City: Birmingham

    Crime in England’s Second City, “Courtesy of the Peaky B’s”

    By Paul French | March 14, 2022

    In <em>The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,</em> Samuel L. Jackson Plays the Role of a Lifetime (in More Ways Than One)

    In The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Samuel L. Jackson Plays the Role of a Lifetime (in More Ways Than One)

    The new Apple TV+ series about a man recovering from dementia is about the clues we leave behind that reveal who we truly are

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 11, 2022

    The Canadian Spy Novelist Ordered To Reveal His Sources

    The Canadian Spy Novelist Ordered To Reveal His Sources

    On Ian Adams, who bridged the gap between literature and espionage, even as he stood up for journalistic principles.

    By Luke Beirne | March 11, 2022

    The Many Faces of Parker, Donald E. Westlake's Most Enduring, Confounding Creation

    The Many Faces of Parker, Donald E. Westlake's Most Enduring, Confounding Creation

    Parker's merciless drive has long held a special appeal for filmmakers. Over the years, we've seen some pretty unexpected adaptations.

    By Nick Kolakowski | March 11, 2022

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