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    8 Crime Novels You Won’t Find In The Crime Section

    8 Crime Novels You Won’t Find In The Crime Section

    Busting labels: when "literary" authors embark on "crime" novels

    By John Galligan | July 11, 2019

    Hannibal Lecter: 20 Years Later

    Hannibal Lecter: 20 Years Later

    The last Hannibal Lecter book was a publishing phenomenon like no other—it left a long, strange legacy.

    By Patrick J. Sauer | July 10, 2019

    Denise Mina Is Living the Zeitgeist

    Denise Mina Is Living the Zeitgeist

    A modern crime queen weighs in on podcast investigators, celebrity culture, and one more road-trip novel before Brexit.

    By Molly Odintz | July 10, 2019

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    Pop culture is full of interesting women challenging stereotypes and ridiculous old questions about likeable characters.

    By Kristen Lepionka | July 10, 2019

    Stuntwoman, Armorer, and...Crime Writer?

    Stuntwoman, Armorer, and...Crime Writer?

    Five ways my background as a stuntwoman and armorer helped me become a crime writer (and one way it didn't).

    By S. L. Huang | July 10, 2019

    7 Psychological Thrillers to Read This July

    7 Psychological Thrillers to Read This July

    Toxic Relationships, Dangerous Neighbors, and So Many Secrets

    By Lisa Levy | July 9, 2019

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    Adrian McKinty Had Given Up on Writing—A Late Night Phone Call Changed Everything

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    Silence, Suffering, and Abuse in Affluent Communities

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #48

    By Otto Penzler | July 9, 2019

    It's Time for Urban Fiction to Get Some Literary Respect

    It's Time for Urban Fiction to Get Some Literary Respect

    Other genres have gone mainstream. Why does the publishing world offer up the same old excuses about urban fiction?

    By Aya de Leon | July 8, 2019

    The Wicked Women of 19th Century Fiction

    The Wicked Women of 19th Century Fiction

    On the archetypes of female villainy, from “Women on-the-Make” to “Spiteful Shrews and Harridans.”

    By Laura L. Sullivan | July 8, 2019

    The Greatest Moral Compromises in Crime Fiction

    The Greatest Moral Compromises in Crime Fiction

    Celebrating the literature of slippery relationships, villainous allies, and morally dubious life decisions.

    By Carl Vonderau | July 8, 2019

    The Most Terrifying Buildings in Literature

    The Most Terrifying Buildings in Literature

    Forget haunted houses—apartments and hotels can be creepy, too.

    By Riley Sager | July 3, 2019

    7 Thrillers That Explore Female Relationships That Aren’t Always Perfect

    7 Thrillers That Explore Female Relationships That Aren’t Always Perfect

    When powerful women are portrayed true to life, sometimes they come into conflict. And we're there to read about them.

    By Emily Liebert | July 3, 2019

    A Brief History <br>of the Ned Kelly Awards

    A Brief History
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    Aoife Clifford looks at Australia's most prestigious crime fiction award, and recommends some favorite winners

    By Aoife Clifford | July 3, 2019

    Interview With A Serial Killer

    Interview With A Serial Killer

    How An Anchorage Detective Used Criminal Profiling Techniques To Catch A Killer (With a Little Help From "Silence of the Lambs")

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