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    On the many connections between the performing arts and organized crime

    On the many connections between the performing arts and organized crime

    Morgan Richter reminds us that there’s no business like shady business

    By Morgan Richter | August 20, 2025

    Clones, Dragons, Time Travel Terror: Five Speculative Fiction Novels with Feminist Themes

    Clones, Dragons, Time Travel Terror: Five Speculative Fiction Novels with Feminist Themes

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    The Author of "The Late-Night Witches" Offers Readers Screams with Hugs

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    Killings Most Quaint: Lucy Burdette on Why Small Towns Make Irresistible Mystery Settings

    Killings Most Quaint: Lucy Burdette on Why Small Towns Make Irresistible Mystery Settings

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    Never Too Old for Murder: Why an Elderly Woman Character Is the Perfect Serial Killer

    Never Too Old for Murder: Why an Elderly Woman Character Is the Perfect Serial Killer

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    LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction Summer 2025 Reads For Every Reader

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    Justice, Appearances, and Reality: Victor Suthammanont On Crafting a Legal Thriller With No Easy Resolution

    Justice, Appearances, and Reality: Victor Suthammanont On Crafting a Legal Thriller With No Easy Resolution

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    Teaching Daughters to Bite Back—Female Violence as Power in Horror

    Teaching Daughters to Bite Back—Female Violence as Power in Horror

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    Alex Pavesi on the Uncanny Practicality of Setting Crime Novels in the Recent Past

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