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'Wake Up Dead Man' and the Cage of the Locked Room Mystery
We've been at this for 150 years and counting.
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Sinners and Black Bags: 2025 in Thrillers
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'Give Us a Kiss' and the Brilliance of Daniel Woodrell
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'The Lowdown' and Crime Fiction's Conservatism
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'The Running Man' and 21st Century Nihilism
Richard Bachman's two most famous novels predicted our current moment. Yay.
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RIGHTEOUS TRASH is out!
The third book in the Boise Noir Trilogy is rampaging in the wilderness.
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László Krasznahorkai: Literary Lunatic Gets His Due
Could be an acquired taste, though.
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