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Is the Nostalgia in Crime Stories Dangerous?
Much crime fiction propagates a restoration narrative that may unwittingly encode a political program.
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Is the New Sincerity Bringing Us More Truth?
Postmodernism died. What's replaced It?
Jan 24
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Will Mass Surveillance Lower Crime?
We’re walking into a hyper-surveillance future we hope will protect us from crime.
Jan 1
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Multiple POV Crime Fiction Conquers All?
Apr 16, 2025
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Is it Time to Rethink How We Portray Serial Killers?
Dec 1, 2025
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Are Writer-Detectives Reviving a Tired Genre?
Sep 8, 2025
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Is the FBI Obscuring Murder Statistics?
Oct 21, 2024
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Does Peter Thiel Think Murder Mysteries Pacify Us?
Nov 9, 2025
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How Will Internet Sleuths Change Crime Novels?
Feb 3, 2025
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Will AI-Managed Forensic Sciences Keep Us Safe?
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation launched in 2000, followed within a few years by the ‘CSI effect,’ unrealistic expectations that forensic sciences are…
Dec 17, 2025
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Is it Time to Rethink How We Portray Serial Killers?
Our explanations are hiding uncomfortable truths.
Dec 1, 2025
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Are Legal Dramas Blinding Us to the Loss of Justice?
Perry Mason saved an innocent person in court every week.
Nov 17, 2025
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Does Peter Thiel Think Murder Mysteries Pacify Us?
Paypal and Palantir founder Peter Thiel has something to say about why we love murder mysteries.
Nov 9, 2025
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Is Combat Effective Therapy for DV Trauma?
Female protagonists that get violent to cope with victimization proliferate.
Oct 16, 2025
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Can Fiction Decipher Assassination Lies?
Recent events sadly highlight how truth and fiction mingle in the aftermath of high profile assassinations.
Sep 30, 2025
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Are Writer-Detectives Reviving a Tired Genre?
Writer-detectives are making lots of money for their author-creators.
Sep 8, 2025
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Is Cozy a Genre or a Growing Quiet Revolt?
Cozy is proliferating.
Aug 23, 2025
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Why is Rural Noir Killing It?
Rural noir is hot.
Jul 31, 2025
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