Feeding the Media Monster: How America Became Obsessed with True Crime

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Harry N. MacLean on the intersection of crime, podcasts, and unbridled capitalism

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The 9 Best French Jewel Theft Films

The 9 Best French Jewel Theft Films

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11 Mystery Novels That Explore the Power of Rumors and Gossip

11 Mystery Novels That Explore the Power of Rumors and Gossip

Lauren Oliver Recommends Dorothy L. Sayers, Josephine Tey, Un-su Kim, and More

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P.J. Tracy on Writing about Serial Killers and Secular Horror

P.J. Tracy on Writing about Serial Killers and Secular Horror

The craft of creating believably warped characters in crime fiction

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4 Novels about Obsession, Power, and Dangerous Bonds

4 Novels about Obsession, Power, and Dangerous Bonds

When Friendship Turns Treacherous

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Catching Up with Karen Pirie, on Screen and Page

Catching Up with Karen Pirie, on Screen and Page

A look at the new season of the adaptation and the new book by Val McDermid.

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7 Novels That Explore Motherhood's Complexities

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To Break Up with Friends, or to Murder Them: 5 Novels Featuring Fatal Friendship Failings

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The Trauma Behind the

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The Tech World of Writing

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Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack the Ripper and the Fact and Fiction of Criminal Profiling

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