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Crime Fiction Set in England's Lake District

Crime and the City visits England's national park with a giant literary tradition.

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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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Learning to Pick Locks and Negotiate Ransoms: The Weird Research of Writing Crime Novels

Learning to Pick Locks and Negotiate Ransoms: The Weird Research of Writing Crime Novels

Cate Quinn on the questionably legal life skills she learned while crafting "The Clinic"

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Cate Holahan on AI, Safety, and the Personalized Nightmares of Our Future

Cate Holahan on AI, Safety, and the Personalized Nightmares of Our Future

A warning about a world of tailor-made, AI-generated chaos

By Cate Holahan | January 5, 2026

Celebrating 40 Years of <em>Young Sherlock Holmes</em>

Celebrating 40 Years of Young Sherlock Holmes

Scott Monty reflects on a Sherlockian classic

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Kamilah Cole on Race, Tropes, and the Whitewashing of Dark Academia

Kamilah Cole on Race, Tropes, and the Whitewashing of Dark Academia

The author of "An Arcane Inheritance" navigates a popular genre as a Jamaican American

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When Victims Talk Back: The Power of Giving Dead Characters a Voice

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Looking Back on Jonathan Demme's Debut: <em>Caged Heat</em>

Looking Back on Jonathan Demme's Debut: Caged Heat

Jesse Pasternack makes the case that Demme's film about women in prison is the "perfect" debut.

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The Best Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers of 2025

The Best Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers of 2025

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Senior Sleuths: The Art and Appeal of Mysteries Starring Older Detectives

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Michelle L. Cullen on tropes, elderly invisibility, and what makes aged crime-solvers so arresting

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The Day They Jailed The Babe

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The Great Fictional Mystery Authors of Classic TV

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The Best Books of 2025: Historical Fiction

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