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    The Women Who Edited Crime Fiction

    The Women Who Edited Crime Fiction

    For decades, four women were at the center of the mystery world. They built careers, discovered legends, and shaped a genre.

    By Sarah Weinman | April 16, 2020

    Ten Books About Parents with Secrets

    Ten Books About Parents with Secrets

    When the people you know best are not entirely who you thought they were.

    By Sarah Zettel | April 16, 2020

    500 Years of True Crime

    500 Years of True Crime

    Long before In Cold Blood, there was a vast public appetite for sordid tales—and plenty of media ready to feed it.

    By Grady Hendrix | April 16, 2020

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #20

    The Conversation (1974)

    By Otto Penzler | April 16, 2020

    Those Classic Detective Series You've Always Been Meaning To Read, Anyway

    Those Classic Detective Series You've Always Been Meaning To Read, Anyway

    There's no time like the present to read all fifty-six Sherlock Holmes stories. As the saying goes.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | April 15, 2020

    Financial Crime in an Infectious World

    Financial Crime in an Infectious World

    Mindy Mejia on finance thrillers, pandemics, and times of desperation

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    Confessions of a Conspiracy Theorist

    Confessions of a Conspiracy Theorist

    Do conspiracy thrillers serve a valuable, humanistic function? Or are they just plain dangerous?

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    Seven Fictional Con Artists and the Communities They Swindled

    Seven Fictional Con Artists and the Communities They Swindled

    Some con men aren't satisfied with just the individual exploitation. They target an entire town.

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    Social Justice Crime Novels

    Social Justice Crime Novels

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    The New Wave of California Crime Fiction

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    Donna Leon on Italian Culture, Environmentalism, and Her Long-Running Series

    Donna Leon on Italian Culture, Environmentalism, and Her Long-Running Series

    The crime maestro celebrates the generosity of Italians, in both ordinary and extraordinary times.

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    Show, Don’t Tell—Unless Animal Cruelty Is Involved

    Show, Don’t Tell—Unless Animal Cruelty Is Involved

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