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The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021
CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.
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Millennial Thrillers and the Power of Obsession
In an increasingly untethered world, women in thrillers use obsession as a counter to their disconnect and ennui.
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Melissa Larsen
| June 17, 2021
On Cars, Characters, and Crime
"Driving shapes identity. And in turn, it becomes a sign of our identity."
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John McMahon
| June 17, 2021
Bad Gays in Good Books
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Writing About Life in Appalachia, Chris Offutt Felt He Was Always a Crime Novelist
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‘The Limey’: How Steven Soderbergh Subverted the Classic Revenge Film
An inspired narrative choice and an unusual structure were just the start of what separates this 1999 neo-noir from others in the genre.
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A Brief History of the Rise—and Evolution—of True Crime Books
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