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    Learning to Love the Unreliable Narrator

    Learning to Love the Unreliable Narrator

    Reliable narrators are a myth—it's time we do away with them.

    By Jean Kwok | June 7, 2019

    Strong Women Have Taken Their Rightful Place in Crime Fiction

    Strong Women Have Taken Their Rightful Place in Crime Fiction

    A Small Sample of Some of Today's Savviest, Toughest Protagonists

    By Shalini Boland | June 7, 2019

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    Jacques Futrelle, edited by Graeme Davis

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 7, 2019

    Agatha Christie and the Case of the Unwieldy Adaptation

    Agatha Christie and the Case of the Unwieldy Adaptation

    Christie knew when to stop writing a detective novel. Today's flashy adaptations over-embellish the source material.

    By Radha Vatsal | June 6, 2019

    Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne: Sisters and Spies

    Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne: Sisters and Spies

    How did some of the most highly decorated spies of World War II end up spending decades in quiet obscurity?

    By Jennifer Ryan | June 6, 2019

    Mr. Miller

    Mr. Miller

    Charles den Tex, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 6, 2019

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    Like This Afternoon Forever

    Like This Afternoon Forever

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    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 5, 2019

    June's Best New Crime Novels and Thrillers

    June's Best New Crime Novels and Thrillers

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    James Ellroy, David Milch and a Dark, Twisted Vision of History

    James Ellroy, David Milch and a Dark, Twisted Vision of History

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    Cold War Crime Fiction, Then and Now

    Cold War Crime Fiction, Then and Now

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    The Small Crime Within the Larger Crime

    The Small Crime Within the Larger Crime

    6 Works That Warn Us To Seek The Roots of Violence In History

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    Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

    Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

    Neal Stephenson

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 4, 2019

    The Many Mysteries of Oxford

    The Many Mysteries of Oxford

    A University Town Inspires a Booming Crime Fiction Scene

    By Paul French | June 3, 2019

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