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As author Reed Farrel Coleman writes in the introduction, crime fiction these days has grown far beyond the private investigator. Not that PI novels no longer exist, far from it. But, these days the PI novel does not hold the preeminent position in the world of crime fiction as it used to back decades ago. […]
“More guns, more violence”, so goes the mantra that, apparently, many liberal politicians and their voters keep chanting. In one way, it sort of makes sense, if you think about it without considering anything else other than the number of guns. However, there were some maps made by the United Nations office on Drugs and […]
Santa Claus is coming to town—and so are online thieves. How might they nab you, and what can you do to prevent it? 1. Stick with familiar retailers. Unbelievably low prices are a red flag, since competitors are always checking each other’s prices. 2. Customer reviews aren’t necessarily the gospel. An unscrupulous seller may hire […]
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