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    The New Wave of Thrillers Featuring Deeply Flawed Characters

    The New Wave of Thrillers Featuring Deeply Flawed Characters

    Readers want flaws. Lots of them. They make the stories human.

    By Christina McDonald | February 7, 2020

    The Great Los Angeles Crime Novel—And the Women Who Are Revitalizing It

    The Great Los Angeles Crime Novel—And the Women Who Are Revitalizing It

    2020 Brings a Dazzling Array of Women-Authored LA Mysteries

    By Wendy Heard | February 6, 2020

    Secret Histories: Eight Compelling Crime Novels About People Haunted by Their Pasts

    Secret Histories: Eight Compelling Crime Novels About People Haunted by Their Pasts

    The past is never dead. Especially in a good crime novel.

    By Harry Dolan | February 6, 2020

    The Novelist and the Medical Examiner: A Love Story

    The Novelist and the Medical Examiner: A Love Story

    A Married Couple Talks Collaborative Writing, Expertise, and Finding Your Niche

    By Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell | February 6, 2020

    My Brother Moochie and Me

    My Brother Moochie and Me

    We can't reconcile the worst actions of those we love with our love for them. Nor should we try.

    By Issac J. Bailey | February 6, 2020

    On the Trail of Hollywood's Stolen Oscars

    On the Trail of Hollywood's Stolen Oscars

    Olivia Rutigliano navigates the strange, semi-secret marketplace for Hollywood's most coveted statues.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 5, 2020

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    Domestic Violence Homicide Is a Preventable Crime. So Why Aren't We Preventing It?

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    How Raymond Chandler and the Tate-LaBianca Murders Inspired the Making of <em>Chinatown</em>

    How Raymond Chandler and the Tate-LaBianca Murders Inspired the Making of Chinatown

    The strange, unlikely events in 1969 that set Robert Towne on a course to write one of the greatest films ever made.

    By Sam Wasson | February 4, 2020

    The Creepiest Families in Fiction

    The Creepiest Families in Fiction

    "What could be more commonplace, or more potentially toxic, than family life?"

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    Ten Books Where the Setting Is a Character

    Ten Books Where the Setting Is a Character

    From 1950s L.A. to Savannah's iconic squares, these books bring time and place alive in unforgettable ways.

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    9 Novels You Should Read In February

    9 Novels You Should Read In February

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

    By CrimeReads | February 3, 2020

    The Crime Novels of Beirut

    The Crime Novels of Beirut

    In one of the world's oldest cities, cycles of hope and tragedy are captured in crime fiction.

    By Paul French | February 3, 2020

    Gregg Hurwitz Talks Rogue Assassins and the Hitchcockian Everyman

    Gregg Hurwitz Talks Rogue Assassins and the Hitchcockian Everyman

    The Orphan X Author Talks Craft, Characterization, and the Assassin's Creed

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    An Enduring Passion for a 1970s Crime Series, and The Thrill of Discovering a Lost Novel

    An Enduring Passion for a 1970s Crime Series, and The Thrill of Discovering a Lost Novel

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