• The Lost Art of the "Cast of Characters" Lists That Opened Midcentury Mystery Novels

    Wordplay, witty insults, and the occasionally lurid remark rounded out a popular feature of paperback crime novels.



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    Some Misconceptions About Sexism in Thrillers

    While I was participating in a Q&A session a few months back, a young adult reader asked me a question that took me aback....