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    Victoria Thompson: My Favorite Sleuthing Partners

    In these historical mysteries, the sleuths have a connection that goes beyond the mere solving of crimes.

    April 28, 2022  By Victoria Thompson
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    The State of the Crime Novel in 2022, Part 2: Genre, Publishing, and What to Read Next

    "Noir is a state of mind regardless of genre." - S. A. Cosby

    April 27, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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    "Perception, self-deception, and truth": Soon Wiley Talks Craft and Character

    "When it comes to my characters, I almost always start with their desires."

    April 27, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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    Alma Katsu: Why I Finally Decided to Write a Main Character Who Shares My Ethnicity

    When the writing gets personal...

    April 27, 2022  By Alma Katsu
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    How Dorothy B. Hughes' In a Lonely Place Brought a New, Disturbing Kind of Noir to the Postwar American Experience

    Elizabeth D. Samet on the legacy of a postwar classic

    April 27, 2022  By Elizabeth D. Samet
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    The State of the Crime Novel: A Roundtable With The Edgar Nominees

    Edgar Awards Nominees Reflect On How The Pandemic Has Changed Their Writing Lives

    April 26, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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    Why the Mystery Novel Is a Perfect Literary Form

    David Gordon on the long, rich history of private eyes – and why contemporary novelists keep on turning to them.

    April 26, 2022  By David Gordon
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    Don Winslow on New England Roots, Greek Poetry, and Clams in Broth

    With City on Fire, the author returns home and finds a new epic.

    April 26, 2022  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Michael Nava Remembers Dick Lipez, Who Wrote Pioneering Gay Mysteries As Richard Stevenson

    Dick Lipez (1938-2022), writing under the pen name of Richard Stevenson, wanted to "present a gay man as contented and not tortured."

    April 26, 2022  By Michael Nava
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    Lost and Found: Rediscovering E.C.R. Lorac’s Two-Way Murder  

    Martin Edwards on a Golden Age classic, an enigmatic author, and her "pleasantly persistent Inspector Macdonald."

    April 25, 2022  By Martin Edwards
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