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    These PIs move through the world with their own style.

    September 12, 2024  By Alison Gaylin
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    Forgive, but Don't Forget: On Redemption in Crime Fiction

    "Forgiveness is not about forgetting; it is about understanding."

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    Some decisions we make. Some are made for us. Fiction needs to acknowledge what we can (and can't) change.

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    The Admirable Uncertainty of the Antidetective Novel

    Cousin to the metaphysical detective novel, the antidetective story casts doubt on "detection itself"

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    Genre Drift: Mysteries with Speculative Touches

    Morgan Richter on books "in which two genres caress, not collide."

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