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    The 5 Best Books About Dysfunctional Rich Families

    The 5 Best Books About Dysfunctional Rich Families

    "They may have a lot more money than me, you think, but at least they’re unhappy."

    By Joseph Finder | February 26, 2020

    Gothic Themes Bring Us Together

    Gothic Themes Bring Us Together

    Everyone loves Gothic tropes: dark mansions, misty moors, and creepy families with lots of secrets

    By Catherine Cavendish | February 26, 2020

    A Reading List for Logging Off

    A Reading List for Logging Off

    8 books that will make you never want to look at your phone again.

    By Kathleen Barber | February 25, 2020

    The Cozy Mysteries of the Pacific Northwest

    The Cozy Mysteries of the Pacific Northwest

    In Oregon and Washington, the forests are dense, the rain is consistent, and the small-town mysteries are full of charm.

    By Nancy Coco | February 24, 2020

    These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

    These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

    Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and other greats who found inspiration in real crimes.

    By Nick Kolakowski | February 21, 2020

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 26

    Body Heat (1981)

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    Aberdeen: Granite Noir in the Granite City

    Aberdeen: Granite Noir in the Granite City

    The rise of crime fiction in Scotland's gritty northeastern city

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    On Cults, and the <br>Weight of Family

    On Cults, and the
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    When the Detective Is Also a Protective Parent

    When the Detective Is Also a Protective Parent

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    Unreliable Narrators Who Break Every Rule We Thought We Knew

    Some narrators go beyond unreliability and change our very conception of narrative storytelling.

    By Michael Seidlinger | February 17, 2020

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #29

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    A Crime Reader's Antidote to Valentine's Day

    A Crime Reader's Antidote to Valentine's Day

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