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    The Rise of the London Police and the 1877 Scandal That Nearly Shut Down Scotland Yard

    The Trial of the Detectives

    November 11, 2021  By Karen Odden
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    Code Blue: Ballard, Bosch and a City in Crisis in Michael Connelly's The Dark Hours

    Connelly – the shadow historian for the LAPD and the city of Los Angeles – shows both institutions approaching a crisis point.

    November 10, 2021  By Bruce Riordan
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    The Story of the Selkie: Eight Novels Based in Powerful Folklore

    Half woman, half seal, they come from the sea and suffer injustice at the hands of men.

    November 10, 2021  By Melanie Golding
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    An Appreciation of Genre-Breaking Mysteries

    These books start out as noir, then take sharp left turn...

    November 9, 2021  By Nick Mamatas
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    How to Use the Environment of a Novel to Enhance Suspense

    Sometimes the setting really is a character in itself. But how do you get there?

    November 9, 2021  By Alice Henderson
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    Class in Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

    Adrian McKinty, Laura McHugh, Angel Luis Colón, Julia Dahl, Joe Ide, and Lisa Levy take one of the least discussed issues in fiction.

    November 9, 2021  By Lisa Levy
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    Rex Pickett On The Strange Experience of Donating His Papers To The Archives

    When the author of Sideways sent his papers off to be catalogued, he never expected to find inspiration for his next novel.

    November 9, 2021  By Rex Pickett
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    November 8, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    Soft Boiled Mysteries for Women Over 50

    "The soft-boiled genre is embedded firmly between the cozy and the hard-boiled, like middle-aged and elder women ensconced between siren and senior."

    November 8, 2021  By Gabrielle St. George
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    The Psychology of Reading and Writing Crime Fiction

    What makes crime stories so therapeutic? Writer and family counselor Lynne Reeves has some theories.

    November 8, 2021  By Lynne Reeves
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