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    Fake Paintings, Forged Van Goghs, and Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places

    "Why do people fake paintings? Is the motivation profit, vanity, revenge?"

    August 7, 2019  By Clare Clark
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    Why Write Medieval Mysteries?

    The Middle Ages in Europe were full of surprises. Writing crime fiction can help uncover the complexities of a long-ago era.

    August 7, 2019  By Priscilla Royal
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    A Nice Cup of Tea

    Celia Imrie

    "Sally drove the van along the coast road to Cagnes-sur-Mer."

    August 7, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    How North by Northwest Changed Cinema Forever

    A much-abused gray suit + Cold War shenanigans = a template for decades of midcentury action fare.

    August 6, 2019  By Derek Milman
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    When the Narrator Doesn't Get It: 10 Shades of Deception

    How authors use unreliable narrators and warped realities to tell mysteries that readers still have a chance to solve.

    August 6, 2019  By Hallie Ephron
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    Parenthood Noir and The Rise of the Psychological Thriller

    How crime novels have turned away from private eyes and focused on the bonds of parent and child.

    August 6, 2019  By Haylen Beck
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    The Turn of the Key

    Ruth Ware

    "I had known, on some level, I suppose, that the Elincourts were rich."

    August 6, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

    Writers Carolyn Murnick and Alex Segura discuss the dangers and pitfalls of the crime genre’s most problematic trend.

    August 5, 2019  By Alex Segura
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    6 Crime Books That Explore The Experience of Veterans

    Because crime novels can help us understand.

    August 5, 2019  By Siobhan Adcock
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    Smokescreen

    Iris Johansen

    "Do it!"

    August 5, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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