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    Louisa May Alcott’s Forgotten Thrillers Are Revolutionary Examples of Early Feminism

    Louisa May Alcott’s Forgotten Thrillers Are Revolutionary Examples of Early Feminism

    Let's set aside her so-called "moral pap for children" and celebrate her sensationalist shockers.

    By stephaniesylverne | November 22, 2019

    Why So Many of the Best Psychological Thrillers Are Driven By Family Secrets

    Why So Many of the Best Psychological Thrillers Are Driven By Family Secrets

    Sometimes the darkest mysteries are right there in the family tree.

    By Linda Green | November 22, 2019

    The 10 Best True Crime Books of the Last Decade

    The 10 Best True Crime Books of the Last Decade

    A literary genre evolves—and gets its moment in the spotlight.

    By CrimeReads | November 21, 2019

    How a Gang of Heavy Metal Stoners Went to 1980s L.A. and Became the Notorious MS-13

    How a Gang of Heavy Metal Stoners Went to 1980s L.A. and Became the Notorious MS-13

    In the 1980s, L.A. was a mecca for street gangs. When civil war drove thousands of Salvadorans there, a violent new culture grew.

    By Óscar Martínez and Juan José Martínez | November 21, 2019

    A Tale of Two Sex Worker <br>Heist Stories

    A Tale of Two Sex Worker
    Heist Stories

    Aya de Leon on Hustlers, social justice, and the complicated intersection of feminism and crime.

    By Aya de Leon | November 21, 2019

    Europe Is Obsessed With These Crime Series—You Will Be, Too

    Europe Is Obsessed With These Crime Series—You Will Be, Too

    A look at the best crime TV shows Europeans are watching now.

    By Paul French | November 21, 2019

    Best Reviewed
    Books of the Week

    • Switzy
    • Taipei Story
    • Ambivalence: An Education
    • The Pirate Queen
    • The Living Realm
    • Frenchman Flat: The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs
    • In the Realm of the Last Man: A Memoir
    • Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our Relationships
    • The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories
    • Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge of Rebellion

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #34

    By Otto Penzler | November 21, 2019

    The 10 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade

    By CrimeReads | November 20, 2019

    The Great Third Wheels of Literature

    By Annaleese Jochems | November 20, 2019

    Film Noir Perfectly Captures the Mass Torment and Paranoia of the Mid-Twentieth Century

    Film Noir Perfectly Captures the Mass Torment and Paranoia of the Mid-Twentieth Century

    Movies and Literature Were Insistent that Society was a Madhouse

    By Troy Rondinone | November 20, 2019

    Louis L'Amour and the Legend of the West

    Louis L'Amour and the Legend of the West

    Beau L'Amour Remembers the Life and Work of His Famous Father

    By Beau L'Amour | November 19, 2019

    <em>Psycho</em> Invented the Spoiler Alert as We Know It

    Psycho Invented the Spoiler Alert as We Know It

    A very personal history of trying to prevent spoiling cinema's first great shocking twist (and yes, there are spoilers ahead)

    By Jesse Pasternack | November 19, 2019

    Tinker, Tailor, Wizard, Spy: The Joys (and Dangers) of Blending Genre Elements

    Tinker, Tailor, Wizard, Spy: The Joys (and Dangers) of Blending Genre Elements

    “Forget it, Frodo. It’s Mordor.”

    By W. L. Goodwater | November 19, 2019

    Tarot Cards Contain All the Potential of Literature's Greatest Stories

    Tarot Cards Contain All the Potential of Literature's Greatest Stories

    And it's always a mystery how things will end.

    By Julie Mayhew | November 19, 2019

    New Delhi: Crime Books in the Indian Capital

    New Delhi: Crime Books in the Indian Capital

    A major world city produces a major haul of crime fiction.

    By Paul French | November 18, 2019

    True Crime, Identity Theft, and <br>the Long Shadow of <br>Family Fraud

    True Crime, Identity Theft, and
    the Long Shadow of
    Family Fraud

    Where are the identity theft stories in the true crime boom? Axton Betz-Hamilton's new memoir is a powerful start.

    By Sarah Rosenthal | November 18, 2019

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