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    Why Journalists Have Such a Hard Time Writing About Themselves

    Why Journalists Have Such a Hard Time Writing About Themselves

    And why turning to fiction is the solution for many.

    By Christi Daugherty | March 23, 2020

    8 Books About Male Protagonists by Female Authors

    8 Books About Male Protagonists by Female Authors

    Classic and contemporary novels offer insight into damaged male psyches.

    By Scarlett Harris | March 20, 2020

    5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

    5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

    Travel the world with these far-flung mysteries....

    By CrimeReads | March 19, 2020

    Graphic Content: At the Intersection of Comics and Crime With Howard Chaykin

    Graphic Content: At the Intersection of Comics and Crime With Howard Chaykin

    Alex Segura profiles legendary comic book creators

    By Alex Segura | March 19, 2020

    Harlan Coben Believes <em>Planet of the Apes</em> Is the Best Twist Ending in History

    Harlan Coben Believes Planet of the Apes Is the Best Twist Ending in History

    And other thoughts from the bestselling author.

    By CrimeReads | March 19, 2020

    March's Best Debut Novels

    March's Best Debut Novels

    9 Debut Crime and Mystery Novels to Check Out This Month (Possibly While Stuck Inside)

    By CrimeReads | March 17, 2020

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    Why Robert Stone Went to Saigon—And Came Back With Dog Soldiers

    By Madison Smartt Bell | March 17, 2020

    On the Murder of Wesley Everest and the Bloody History of the Logging Industry

    By melissaannpeterson2 | March 16, 2020

    Caroline Kepnes and Ani Katz on Using Fiction to Dissect Toxic Masculinity

    By Caroline Kepnes & Ani Katz | March 13, 2020

    <em>Spenser: Confidential</em> Isn’t Your Father’s Spenser. Hell, It Isn’t Even Robert B. Parker’s Spenser.

    Spenser: Confidential Isn’t Your Father’s Spenser. Hell, It Isn’t Even Robert B. Parker’s Spenser.

    A new look and a new era for Boston's legendary private eye.

    By Keith Roysdon | March 12, 2020

    The Essential Crime Novels of Los Angeles

    The Essential Crime Novels of Los Angeles

    34 novels every lover of LA Noir should read as soon as humanly possible.

    By Katie Orphan | March 11, 2020

    Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

    Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

    Where have all the roadhouses gone?

    By Katie Orphan | March 10, 2020

    <em>Briarpatch</em> May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

    Briarpatch May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

    A new series returns to a bygone era of strange, slick crime fiction.

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 10, 2020

    Crime and the City: Saigon

    Crime and the City: Saigon

    In the long shadow of Graham Greene's The Quiet American, a city's crime fiction scene thrives.

    By Paul French | March 9, 2020

    Michael Koryta and Alma Katsu on Horror, Craft, and Reinvention

    Michael Koryta and Alma Katsu on Horror, Craft, and Reinvention

    Two authors discuss their greatest fears and the weight of history

    By Michael Koryta | March 9, 2020

    Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

    Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

    Reading and re-reading mystery novels in pursuit of the platonic ideal of the undetectable, unsolvable crime.

    By Peter Swanson | March 6, 2020

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