The LGBTQ historical crime novel has a dual function: first, to uncover the particular past, true actions and motivations of a set of characters; and second, to re-insert queer characters back into a time period that has excluded them Read More
Highsmith's best known novels are psychological thrillers in which she aligns us with a criminal protagonist, implicating us by blurring the thin line between desire and immoral behavior
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In his acknowledgments, Herren writes that, as a teenager, he loved romantic suspense and read widely in that sub-genre. In this novel, that love is apparent, and place, as is the case in gothic romances, plays an important role Read More
Why Stop at Vengeance? shows us how evangelical missionaries can harness political backing and propaganda for their hate-mongering in countries with political and economic instability Read More
