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    Estranged

    Estranged

    Charles Lamar Phillips

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 19, 2021

    Dark Academia: Your Guide to the New Wave of Post-<em>Secret History</em> Campus Thrillers

    Dark Academia: Your Guide to the New Wave of Post-Secret History Campus Thrillers

    "We are now living, belatedly, in the age of Tartt."

    By Amy Gentry | February 18, 2021

    Why Did Raymond Chandler Hate <em>Strangers on a Train</em> So Intensely?

    Why Did Raymond Chandler Hate Strangers on a Train So Intensely?

    Chandler's feud with Alfred Hitchcock had a special venom, but why?

    By Dwyer Murphy | February 18, 2021

    Was <em>Body Heat</em> the Greatest Erotic Thriller Ever Made? Yes.

    Was Body Heat the Greatest Erotic Thriller Ever Made? Yes.

    The case for why you should revisit Lawrence Kasdan's 1981 neo-noir classic, and then go buy some wind-chimes.

    By Dan Sheehan | February 12, 2021

    All is Fair in Love and Noir: 10 Destructive Romances for Valentine’s Day

    All is Fair in Love and Noir: 10 Destructive Romances for Valentine’s Day

    Doomed couples, dark journeys, and all-consuming passion.

    By Zach Vasquez | February 12, 2021

    My First Thriller: Walter Mosley

    My First Thriller: Walter Mosley

    How Mosley went from working as a computer programmer in 1980's New York City to writing the iconic Devil in a Blue Dress.

    By Rick Pullen | February 11, 2021

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    Zoë Lund and the Dialectical Method of <em>Bad Lieutenant</em>

    Zoë Lund and the Dialectical Method of Bad Lieutenant

    Lund's legacy as a writer is overshadowed by the heroin, her looks, and her collaborators. But a closer study of her writing methods reveals genius at work.

    By Chris McGinley | February 4, 2021

    The Killer Outside Me: Living Life In Close Proximity To A Bizarre Series of Accidents, Murders, and Tragedies

    The Killer Outside Me: Living Life In Close Proximity To A Bizarre Series of Accidents, Murders, and Tragedies

    Serial killers stalked the streets, neighbors snapped and did terrible things, and strangers dumped evidence of their crimes nearby. But overall, it's been an ordinary life.

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    They Tore Down John D. MacDonald's Old Florida Home to Build a Mansion and There's Nothing You or I or Travis McGee Can Do About It Now

    They Tore Down John D. MacDonald's Old Florida Home to Build a Mansion and There's Nothing You or I or Travis McGee Can Do About It Now

    A little piece of crime fiction legend, gone forever.

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    January's Best International Crime Fiction

    January's Best International Crime Fiction

    Fashionistas in Ghana, old soldiers in Italy, and medical malfeasance in Denmark

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    It Takes a Village To Keep a Book In Print: A Chat with the Collins Crime Club

    It Takes a Village To Keep a Book In Print: A Chat with the Collins Crime Club

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    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Murder: A Roadside Killing and The Novel That Captured an Era

    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Murder: A Roadside Killing and The Novel That Captured an Era

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    Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices: When Characters Face Existential Dilemmas

    Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices: When Characters Face Existential Dilemmas

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