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    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read in February

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read in February

    A look at the new thrillers that are going to get us all through winter.

    By Lisa Levy | February 10, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #33

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #33

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    In the Shadow of Vesuvius

    In the Shadow of Vesuvius

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    By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 10, 2020

    'The Outsider' Is a Classic Monster Story. So Why Disguise It as a Detective Show?

    'The Outsider' Is a Classic Monster Story. So Why Disguise It as a Detective Show?

    HBO's new Stephen King adaptation plays a complex genre game.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 7, 2020

    <em>American Dirt</em> Is The Latest Shot Fired in the Genre Wars

    American Dirt Is The Latest Shot Fired in the Genre Wars

    American Dirt may be trauma porn, but that doesn't mean that a novel engaged with politics has to be literary—on the contrary, commercial fiction reaches a far wider audience.

    By Aya de Leon | February 7, 2020

    The New Wave of Thrillers Featuring Deeply Flawed Characters

    The New Wave of Thrillers Featuring Deeply Flawed Characters

    Readers want flaws. Lots of them. They make the stories human.

    By Christina McDonald | February 7, 2020

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    The Great Los Angeles Crime Novel—And the Women Who Are Revitalizing It

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    The Novelist and the Medical Examiner: A Love Story

    The Novelist and the Medical Examiner: A Love Story

    A Married Couple Talks Collaborative Writing, Expertise, and Finding Your Niche

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    My Uncle, The Librarian-Spy

    My Uncle, The Librarian-Spy

    In 1943, a Harvard librarian was quietly recruited by the OSS to save the scattered books of Europe.

    By Kathy Peiss | February 5, 2020

    Concrete Jungle: Nairobi's Unique Brand of Noir

    Concrete Jungle: Nairobi's Unique Brand of Noir

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    Real Life

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    How Raymond Chandler and the Tate-LaBianca Murders Inspired the Making of <em>Chinatown</em>

    How Raymond Chandler and the Tate-LaBianca Murders Inspired the Making of Chinatown

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    By Sam Wasson | February 4, 2020

    The Creepiest Families in Fiction

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    Ten Books Where the Setting Is a Character

    Ten Books Where the Setting Is a Character

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