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In his new novel, Lehane reckons with the city's trauma.

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In bringing her own long-running series to an end, Griffiths reflects on how other authors have done it.

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"I was growing up in an oppressive, terrifying situation, and it went on for years..."

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True Crime and Its Potential for Good

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"The world of High-Rise has accelerated, exceeding its own image, manifesting so thoroughly the fiction wears thin and reality begins to flicker at its edge."

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"My problem was how to make the reader actually believe a time-honored scoundrel like the Devil."

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Big egos, big money, and clashing obsessions.

In his new novel, Lehane reckons with the city's trauma.

In bringing her own long-running series to an end, Griffiths reflects on how other authors have done it.

"Affairs don’t just happen in a bubble. Choices lead to more choices lead to more choices."

"I was growing up in an oppressive, terrifying situation, and it went on for years..."

A few lines about your characters' dreams may be just what your mystery novel needs.

Now that true crime is a popular pastime (bordering on obsession), what happens next?

"The world of High-Rise has accelerated, exceeding its own image, manifesting so thoroughly the fiction wears thin and reality begins to flicker at its edge."

"My problem was how to make the reader actually believe a time-honored scoundrel like the Devil."

"Simply stated, horror provides a voice for the marginalized, the abused, the lost."

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