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1 month ago
Writing

A night with the Murdle squad and hundreds of crime writers

The convention of crime writers at the Grand hotel in Bristol serves as the perfect setting for a murder mystery, showcasing the endless new twists on old themes in the genre. [ more ]
#the-russian-detective
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Books

The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime fiction

The Russian Detective graphic novel is based on obscure sources of crime fiction contemporary to Dostoevsky.
The book offers a rich and beautiful portrayal with a complicated plot and intertextual references to Russian literature. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Books

The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime fiction

The Russian Detective graphic novel draws inspiration from obscure sources of long-forgotten crime fiction writers contemporary to Dostoevsky.
The book features a journalist-detective heroine named Charlie Fox, offering a visually rich and intertextual narrative. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Books

The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime fiction

The Russian Detective graphic novel is based on obscure sources of crime fiction contemporary to Dostoevsky.
The book offers a rich and beautiful portrayal with a complicated plot and intertextual references to Russian literature. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Books

The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime fiction

The Russian Detective graphic novel draws inspiration from obscure sources of long-forgotten crime fiction writers contemporary to Dostoevsky.
The book features a journalist-detective heroine named Charlie Fox, offering a visually rich and intertextual narrative. [ more ]
morethe-russian-detective
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Books

A Mystery Novel Needs a Detective

Tana French's novel, The Witch Elm, deviates from traditional crime fiction by focusing on the victim's perspective rather than the detectives' actions.
French's departure from the Dublin Murder Squad series allowed her to explore moral ambiguity and narrative in a more modern and complex way. [ more ]
#edmund-wilson
The New York Review of Books
5 months ago
Books

A Craving for Crime | Geoffrey O'Brien

Edmund Wilson wrote two controversial articles criticizing crime fiction's literary merit during World War II.
Wilson's essays provoked many reactions but failed to satisfactorily answer why people read detective stories. [ more ]
The New York Review of Books
5 months ago
Books

A Craving for Crime | Geoffrey O'Brien

Edmund Wilson's articles attempted to discredit crime fiction as having no literary merit.
Agatha Christie's work has endured and is recognized for its literary qualities. [ more ]
The New York Review of Books
5 months ago
Books

A Craving for Crime | Geoffrey O'Brien

Edmund Wilson wrote two controversial articles criticizing crime fiction's literary merit during World War II.
Wilson's essays provoked many reactions but failed to satisfactorily answer why people read detective stories. [ more ]
The New York Review of Books
5 months ago
Books

A Craving for Crime | Geoffrey O'Brien

Edmund Wilson's articles attempted to discredit crime fiction as having no literary merit.
Agatha Christie's work has endured and is recognized for its literary qualities. [ more ]
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www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Books

The ultimate summer reading list: 15 crime thrillers and mysteries to keep you guessing

The Sean Duffy series by Adrian McKinty is highly recommended for fans of crime fiction.
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis is a pulpy sex-crime thriller that is both insane and enthralling. [ more ]
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