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    Architectural Misdirection: Seeking Out Secret Staircases and Hidden Rooms

    Architectural Misdirection: Seeking Out Secret Staircases and Hidden Rooms

    Novels with puzzles built into houses

    By Gigi Pandian | March 18, 2025

    Mining Gig Work for the Plot

    Mining Gig Work for the Plot

    Hannah Deitch recalls her days as the SAT tutor and how she turned that role into a crime novel.

    By Hannah Deitch | March 18, 2025

    7 Spectacular Books that Mix Mystery with Romance

    7 Spectacular Books that Mix Mystery with Romance

    Bellamy Rose on a classic combination of genres.

    By Bellamy Rose | March 18, 2025

    Sherlock Holmes in the World

    Sherlock Holmes in the World

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    5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power 

    5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power 

    "How can we convince more people to stand up for the rights of others? Maybe the answer lies in reading stories about all the ways power can be abused."

    By Jacqueline Friedland | March 17, 2025

    Criminals Don’t Take Holidays, Or, A Crime Writer's Take on St. Patrick's Day

    Criminals Don’t Take Holidays, Or, A Crime Writer's Take on St. Patrick's Day

    "Whatever the reason, crime and holidays often go together."

    By Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs | March 17, 2025

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    Jacqueline Faber: Rewriting Kitty Genovese on the 61st Anniversary of Her Murder

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    How Emma van Straaten Wrestled with Her Mixed Race Identity and Wrote a Thriller

    How Emma van Straaten Wrestled with Her Mixed Race Identity and Wrote a Thriller

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    How TV Procedurals Make What’s Bad Feel So Good

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