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    The Rise and Fall and Restoration of Anna Katharine Green’s 'The Leavenworth Case'

    The Rise and Fall and Restoration of Anna Katharine Green’s 'The Leavenworth Case'

    Centuries pass and everyone has an opinion about the landmark novel that was once one of the world's most widely read books.

    By Curtis Evans | August 7, 2019

    Fake Paintings, Forged Van Goghs, and Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places

    Fake Paintings, Forged Van Goghs, and Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places

    "Why do people fake paintings? Is the motivation profit, vanity, revenge?"

    By Clare Clark | August 7, 2019

    Why Write Medieval Mysteries?

    Why Write Medieval Mysteries?

    The Middle Ages in Europe were full of surprises. Writing crime fiction can help uncover the complexities of a long-ago era.

    By Priscilla Royal | August 7, 2019

    How <em>North by Northwest</em> Changed Cinema Forever

    How North by Northwest Changed Cinema Forever

    A much-abused gray suit + Cold War shenanigans = a template for decades of midcentury action fare.

    By Derek Milman | August 6, 2019

    When the Narrator Doesn't Get It: 10 Shades of Deception

    When the Narrator Doesn't Get It: 10 Shades of Deception

    How authors use unreliable narrators and warped realities to tell mysteries that readers still have a chance to solve.

    By Hallie Ephron | August 6, 2019

    Parenthood Noir and The Rise of the Psychological Thriller

    Parenthood Noir and The Rise of the Psychological Thriller

    How crime novels have turned away from private eyes and focused on the bonds of parent and child.

    By Haylen Beck | August 6, 2019

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    Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

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    6 Crime Books That Explore The Experience of Veterans

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    Bugging John Gotti

    Bugging John Gotti

    How the FBI used technical savvy to take down the Teflon Don.

    By Anthony DeStefano | August 5, 2019

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

    The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

    By Camille LeBlanc | August 2, 2019

    Towards a New Canon of Technothrillers

    Towards a New Canon of Technothrillers

    Cyberpunk, hacker noir, dystopias aplenty, and retrofuturism galore!

    By Tom Chatfield | August 2, 2019

    On Loving Unreliable Narrators and Their Relatable Justifications

    On Loving Unreliable Narrators and Their Relatable Justifications

    They're telling their own stories, and we can't help but empathize.

    By Joshilyn Jackson | August 2, 2019

    Thrillers, Horror, and Gothic Fiction Are All About

    Thrillers, Horror, and Gothic Fiction Are All About "Games"—Twisted Games

    Fiction's most terrifying incarnations of "play"

    By Shannon Kirk | August 2, 2019

    12 New Books You Should Read This August

    12 New Books You Should Read This August

    The Month's Best Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | August 1, 2019

    Shari Lapena and the Art of Disrupted Domesticity

    Shari Lapena and the Art of Disrupted Domesticity

    There are plenty of safe homes, good neighbors, and happy families in the world. Just not in the books of Shari Lapena.

    By Molly Odintz | August 1, 2019

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