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    Megan Abbott Discusses How to Create an Atmosphere of Dread, Anxiety, and Obsession

    This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

    August 27, 2021  By Unlikeable Female Characters 
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    The Best Psychological Thrillers, According to a Clinical Psychologist

    "My favorite books capture something tangibly and often uncomfortably real about human development, thought processes, coping mechanisms, and interpersonal and cultural dynamics."

    August 27, 2021  By S. F. Kosa
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    The Power of Totalitarian Noir

    Stories about cops and detectives working within authoritarian systems have always had a complex appeal. For one author, those stories now seem closer to home.

    August 27, 2021  By Thomas Mullen
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    In These Crime Books, The City Is As Much A Character As A Backdrop

    "Cities are full of grifters on the make, the downtrodden and the lost, and the sound of easy money. The D.N.A. of crime fiction."

    August 27, 2021  By Alan Parks
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    What Do CIA Analysts and Investigative Journalists Have In Common?

    Both rely on covert sources. Both piece together puzzles. And both can be risky—and rewarding.

    August 27, 2021  By Karen Cleveland
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    Tony Parker: Meet the Man Who Turned Oral Histories Into an Art Form

    In the 1950s, Parker began visiting prisoners in Britain. Soon, he was carrying a tape recorder.

    August 27, 2021  By Tanner Tafelski
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    Can We Talk About Caroline Blackwood, Please?

    Caroline Blackwood was much more than a muse. She was one of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived.

    August 26, 2021  By Virginia Feito
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    A Rumination on DCI Jane Tennison

    Looking back at the beloved series "Prime Suspect" and its curt, magnetic, mighty protagonist.

    August 26, 2021  By Julia Sirmons
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    The Month's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

    A refuge from modernity, a history of Mexico's drug trade, and an investigation into the "science of suspense."

    August 26, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    The Best New Books Out In Paperback This Month

    Featuring new paperback releases from Lucy Foley, Richard Osman, Denise Mina, Riley Sager, and more.

    August 26, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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