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    In Praise of Second Chances

    In Praise of Second Chances

    On learning, late in life, to give things a second look (and take people as they are).

    By Jane Cleland | December 8, 2020

    The Surprisingly Dark History of Gingerbread

    The Surprisingly Dark History of Gingerbread

    Long before it became a holiday treat, gingerbread was a royal favorite, a token of fertility, and a tool for witches to exact their vengeance.

    By Maya Corrigan | December 7, 2020

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    By CrimeReads | December 7, 2020

    Watch a Short, Delightfully Awkward Interview with Graham Greene

    Watch a Short, Delightfully Awkward Interview with Graham Greene

    All writer interviews should take place in international waters.

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 7, 2020

    Janet Evanovich Talks Craft, Art, and Selfhood

    Janet Evanovich Talks Craft, Art, and Selfhood

    Catching up with the creator of Stephanie Plum

    By Molly Odintz | December 7, 2020

    The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

    The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

    Exploring the movies that have fed the worldview of a legendarily exacting director who inspires, and is inspired by obsession.

    By Zach Vasquez | December 4, 2020

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    • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

    Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

    By Donald Nicholson-Smith | December 4, 2020

    A P.I. in Paradise: How ‘Magnum’ Set the Standard for ‘80s TV Detectives

    By Keith Roysdon | December 4, 2020

    Homecoming Thrillers

    By Tessa Wegert | December 4, 2020

    Who gets to be a sympathetic character in <em>The Undoing</em>?

    Who gets to be a sympathetic character in The Undoing?

    The popular HBO miniseries treats victimhood as a privilege, which it reserves only for its white, female protagonist, and not its "othered" murder victim.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2020

    Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

    Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

    Authors are overturning the prevailing murder model

    By Chelsea G. Summers | December 3, 2020

    Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

    Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

    The literature of gifted schools, swim meets, and ballet recitals.

    By Harriet Tyce | December 3, 2020

    It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

    It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

    Characters, writing, and tension make or break a book. You can step over the genre fence and still appeal to your readers.

    By Clare Mackintosh | December 3, 2020

    Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

    Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

    She answered an ad for a secretary. She became Hitchcock's trusted screenwriter and a major power player in Hollywood.

    By Christina Lane | December 2, 2020

    The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

    The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

    A master of the short story, Ellin's detective novels are now mostly forgotten. They shouldn't be.

    By J. Kingston Pierce | December 2, 2020

    10 Novels You Should Read This December

    10 Novels You Should Read This December

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

    By CrimeReads | December 2, 2020

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