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    Characters That Are So Bad, They're Great

    Characters That Are So Bad, They're Great

    "I love writing the colder, crueller beings."

    By Adele Parks | April 7, 2021

    Scary Times Call for Scary Reads

    Scary Times Call for Scary Reads

    When life gets tough, some readers look for books about ghosts, monsters, survival, and the terrifying unknown.

    By Jennifer McMahon | April 7, 2021

    The Importance of Food in Fiction

    The Importance of Food in Fiction

    "Food denotes place. Food, from production to preparation to consumption involves all the senses."

    By Michael Sears | April 6, 2021

    A Brief Moral History of Online Poker

    A Brief Moral History of Online Poker

    In the midst of the late aughts Financial Crisis, online poker reached its zenith. By 2013, the Golden Age of gaming was over. What happened?

    By Dario Diofebi | April 6, 2021

    Why Murder Mysteries Are a Lot Like Science, According to a Neuroscientist and Novelist

    Why Murder Mysteries Are a Lot Like Science, According to a Neuroscientist and Novelist

    Modern science and the murder mystery have shared origins in the Enlightenment, and they both tell us something pivotal about consciousness.

    By Erik Hoel | April 6, 2021

    A Former IRA Bank Robber On Writing A Heist Novel Based on a Long-Unsolved Crime

    A Former IRA Bank Robber On Writing A Heist Novel Based on a Long-Unsolved Crime

    In 1976, Richard O'Rawe was robbing banks for the IRA. A year later, he was in prison. And now, he's put a unique twist on the infamous Northern Bank robbery.

    By Richard O'Rawe | April 6, 2021

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    By CrimeReads | April 5, 2021

    Brisbane: Crime, Mystery, and Literature in Australia's Golden City

    By Paul French | April 5, 2021

    Ghosts and Narrators

    By Jessica Hamilton | April 5, 2021

    Ian Pearce, Location Manager for <em>Lewis</em>, Talks Filming in Oxford with Frederick Weisel

    Ian Pearce, Location Manager for Lewis, Talks Filming in Oxford with Frederick Weisel

    "Few mystery series owed as much as Lewis did to its locations, where crimes were committed and investigated among the staid, historic Oxford colleges"

    By Frederick Weisel | April 5, 2021

    The Relationships Were What Made 'Justified' Truly Special—They're Why We're Still Watching Today

    The Relationships Were What Made 'Justified' Truly Special—They're Why We're Still Watching Today

    Over six seasons, 'Justified' explored the complex, twisted roots of Elmore Leonard's distinct vision of Harlan County.

    By Keith Roysdon | April 2, 2021

    Five Fearless Female WWII Spies and Resistors

    Five Fearless Female WWII Spies and Resistors

    Operating behind enemy lines, women took on some of the war effort's most dangerous clandestine work.

    By Erika Robuck | April 2, 2021

    Eight Novels Featuring Twisted Medicine

    Eight Novels Featuring Twisted Medicine

    Medical Instruments, Institutions, and Professionals that Do Harm to Make Great Fiction

    By Shelley Nolden | April 2, 2021

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Spanish avengers, cross-continent serial killers, and a giant ocean liner carrying a locked-door mystery.

    By Dwyer Murphy | April 2, 2021

    10 Novels You Should Read This April

    10 Novels You Should Read This April

    The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | April 1, 2021

    Few Films Understand the History of Blackmail and Queer Criminalization Better than Basil Dearden’s <em>Victim</em>

    Few Films Understand the History of Blackmail and Queer Criminalization Better than Basil Dearden’s Victim

    This classic noir, starring icon Dirk Bogarde, uses the conventions of melodrama and detective cinema to explore a persisting crime: the extortion of queer men

    By Victoria Wiet | April 1, 2021

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