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    We Need More Victim-Focused Narratives

    Fiction is the perfect medium for exploring the long shadows of terrible crimes—so why aren't there more stories told by survivors?

    July 19, 2021  By Amanda Kabak
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    The Internet Made Crime Public. That's When Things Got Complicated.

    Amateur sleuths are everywhere online, and sometimes they're altering the course of investigations.

    July 19, 2021  By Rozlan Mohd Noor
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    Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

    In writing a novel about three kidnapped girls, Ferrell found new meaning in the power of community.

    July 16, 2021  By Carolyn Ferrell
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    The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers

    Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.

    July 16, 2021  By Bruce Riordan
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    Which Psychological Thrillers Should You Read This Month?

    Rounding up the month's best in suspense.

    July 16, 2021  By Lisa Levy
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    The Most Ridiculous ahem, Memorable Serial Killers in Literature

    Grady Hendrix reads an unhealthy number of murder books. Here are some of the most absurd(ly entertaining).

    July 16, 2021  By Grady Hendrix
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    6 Magical Cozy Mysteries Where Speculative Premises Are Taken To Quite Logical Conclusions

    Readers will let you get away with just about any setup—as long as the world building makes sense.

    July 16, 2021  By Esme Addison
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    Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

    Crime writers discuss cold brew coffee and riding the tiger.

    July 15, 2021  By Eli Cranor
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    The 30 Best Diner Scenes in Crime Movies, Ranked

    What's on the menu? Only some of the best sequences in cinema. And pancakes.

    July 15, 2021  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    For One Writer, Rediscovering the Novels of Dick Francis Was the Answer to a Personal Crisis and a Mysterious Illness

    John Fram was at work on his second novel when a strange illness knocked him down. A chance encounter with some wildly popular horse racing mysteries helped get him right. But how?

    July 15, 2021  By John Fram
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