Why do we keep returning to Agatha Christie's ingenious puzzles and Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled murder mysteries? What do spy thrillers teach us, and what accounts for the renewed popularity of morally ambiguous noirs? In The Mysterious Romance of Murder, the poet and critic David Lehman explores a wide variety of outstanding books and movies-some famous (The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity), some known mainly to aficionados-with style, wit, and passion.
The Best American Poetry 2025
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The Best American Poetry 2024
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The Best American Poetry 2023
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The Best American Poetry 2022
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The Best American Poetry 2021
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The Best American Poetry 2020
David Lehman, Paisley Rekdal
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The Best American Poetry 2019
David Lehman, Major Jackson
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Best American Poetry 2018
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Best American Poetry 2017
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Best American Poetry 2016
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