Must do's: What we like this week

Laura Miller explains that like Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment," Paul Collins' "Duel With the Devil" offers deep insight into society through its handling of a grisly crime, offering a window into New York's political and social climate in the 1800s: That's how Paul Collins uses the famous real-life murder mystery at the center of "Duel With ... (more)

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