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    How to Start Your Own Cult in Five Easy Steps

    How to Start Your Own Cult in Five Easy Steps

    The world is in shambles these days, which has got author August Norman thinking about starting a cult of his own.

    By August Norman | September 8, 2020

    Exorcisms: A Brief History of Banishing Demons

    Exorcisms: A Brief History of Banishing Demons

    Exorcism, a once controversial rite, is as popular as ever. But the practice spans centuries, beliefs, and cultures.

    By Joseph P. Laycock | September 8, 2020

    When Speculative Fiction Becomes Reality

    When Speculative Fiction Becomes Reality

    My 2018 novel The Warehouse came eerily close to predicting 2020—but hope is not yet lost.

    By Rob Hart | September 8, 2020

    While Waiting on a Life-Saving Lung Transplant, I Finally Finished Writing That Thriller

    While Waiting on a Life-Saving Lung Transplant, I Finally Finished Writing That Thriller

    Parnell Hall on chasing life—and publishing the book that had been with him for over a decade.

    By Parnell Hall | September 4, 2020

    In the New Era of Social Distancing, It's Time to Revisit the Genius of <em>Monk</em>

    In the New Era of Social Distancing, It's Time to Revisit the Genius of Monk

    Who’s overreacting now?

    By Eleni Theodoropoulos | September 4, 2020

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in September: Crime Edition

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in September: Crime Edition

    Fargo is back, Wallander is young, and Sherlock has a kid sister.

    By Dwyer Murphy | September 4, 2020

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    The White House Is Haunted!

    By Andrew Pyper | September 4, 2020

    Confessions of a
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    By Matthew Farrell | September 4, 2020

    5 Ways To Think About Social Injustice Through Crime Fiction

    By Alyssa Cole | September 3, 2020

    The CIA's Dark History of Employing Former Nazis in Postwar Europe

    The CIA's Dark History of Employing Former Nazis in Postwar Europe

    The young agency looked for German expertise in battling communism. In one Prussian aristocrat, it found the rotten core of Nazi extremism—and put him to work for the US.

    By Scott Anderson | September 3, 2020

    Crime Fiction and the Power of Verisimilitude

    Crime Fiction and the Power of Verisimilitude

    Deon Meyer searches for an answer to the eternal question: what's the best way to get rid of a body on a train?

    By Deon Meyer | September 3, 2020

    The Sad, Surprisingly Relatable Story Behind the

    The Sad, Surprisingly Relatable Story Behind the "Astronaut Love Triangle" Scandal

    In 2007, astronaut Lisa Nowak made a careful list and drove from Florida to Texas with a pistol, a knife, pepper spray, and diapers.

    By Kimberly C. Moore | September 3, 2020

    When a White Man Breaks the Law

    When a White Man Breaks the Law

    He was growing weed as a white man in Appalachia. His casual outlaw existence was a form of privilege in a grossly inequitable system.

    By Alison Stine | September 2, 2020

    A Brief Introduction to Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett

    A Brief Introduction to Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett

    On the eternal charms of The Great Hotel Murder and its fun-loving, good-natured creator.

    By Lyndsay Faye | September 2, 2020

    Diverse, Women-Authored Novels Set in Remote and Forgotten Places

    Diverse, Women-Authored Novels Set in Remote and Forgotten Places

    In some novels, the isolation is just as vivid as the characters.

    By Annie Lampman | September 2, 2020

    Why We Read Scary Stories During Covid

    Why We Read Scary Stories During Covid

    And why young people need books to get them through the pandemic, too.

    By Ellie Marney | September 2, 2020

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