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    Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

    Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

    One author's theory for why we keep returning to crime.

    By John Galligan | August 12, 2020

    The Best Frenemies in Fiction

    The Best Frenemies in Fiction

    10 favorite works featuring complex relationships, shifting allegiances, and odd bedfellows galore.

    By E. G. Scott | August 12, 2020

    What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

    What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

    A Psychologist's Pointers for Exploring Obsession and Infatuation in Crime Fiction

    By R. J. Jacobs | August 12, 2020

    The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

    The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

    The hardboiled protagonist who navigated both crime fiction's progressive and reactionary strands.

    By Susanna Lee | August 11, 2020

    My Pandemic Master Class with <em>The Silence of the Lambs</em>

    My Pandemic Master Class with The Silence of the Lambs

    What I learned from re-reading Thomas Harris in lockdown.

    By Julia Heaberlin | August 11, 2020

    10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

    10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

    "The civilized world is only a heartbeat away from primal and uncanny threats."

    By Jo Furniss | August 11, 2020

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    He Made His West London Youth Into a Spy Novel. It Wasn't Such a Stretch After All.

    He Made His West London Youth Into a Spy Novel. It Wasn't Such a Stretch After All.

    "I didn’t get to choose which side I could stand on. That was decided for me dependent solely on race and religion."

    By Khurrum Rahman | August 10, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    By Otto Penzler | August 10, 2020

    The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

    The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

    For over thirty years, the spiritual Louisiana lawman has been casting a light and chasing demons.

    By David Masciotra | August 7, 2020

    The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

    The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

    Fifty years on, Charles Williams' novels remain almost unbearably gripping.

    By Andrew Cartmel | August 7, 2020

    Six Novels That Bring Together Mystery and Time Travel

    Six Novels That Bring Together Mystery and Time Travel

    Literature that tests the boundaries of time itself.

    By Julie McElwain | August 7, 2020

    You Don't Have to Be Young to Be a Badass Detective

    You Don't Have to Be Young to Be a Badass Detective

    Nobody suspects a little old lady...

    By Jane Badrock | August 7, 2020

    Small Town Mysteries From the US, Canada and Australia

    Small Town Mysteries From the US, Canada and Australia

    Across the globe, small towns are full of secrets, and novelists have taken notice.

    By Poppy Gee | August 6, 2020

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