The idea of crime fiction serving as a sort of modern morality tale goes back to Dostoevsky and Nabokov. Panelists discuss how murder and mayhem can impart significance and structure to readers.
Max Allan Collins (
Kiss Her Goodbye, The Nate Heller series),
Barbara Collins (
Antiques Knock-Off),
Jeff Mariotte (
CSI: The Burning Season),
Diane Clark and
Astrid Bear (
San Diego Noir),
Gar Anthony Haywood (
Cemetery Road),
Gary Phillips (
Angeltown),
Paul Malmont (
The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown),
Lisa Brackmann (
Rock, Paper, Tiger), and
Gregg Hurwitz (
You're Next) explore the dark streets of imagination with
San Diego Noir editor
Maryelizabeth Hart.
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