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—Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon, 1930


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The Magnificent Brain of Alvin Fernald, Clifford B. Hicks' Charming Kid Crime-Solver

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“What my mind can conceive, I can achieve."
—Alvin Fernald’s motto

Film & TV

Eyewitness: Beautiful Losers

Written by Kevin Burton Smith

A slap in the face to notions of what film noir is supposed to be.

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Across the Great Divide: K.C. Constantine Takes the Detective Novel Into Uncharted Territory

Written by Jeff Siegel

The Mario Balzic mysteries of K.C. Constantine, the pseudonym of Carl Kosak, have won a legion of fans.

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    According to the International Crime Month website, it is “a month-long initiative featuring internationally acclaimed crime fiction authors, editors, critics, and publishers appearing together in...

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    Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Series 1. Acorn Media. 13 episodes, 4 discs. 706 minutes, plus bonus interviews. Blu-ray and DVD, $59.99

    Kerry Greenwood’s delightful Phryne Fisher novels make a smooth and equally charming transition to film in the Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, an Australian TV series now...

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