• Steve LeVine covers foreign affairs for Business Week. He previously was correspondent for Central Asia and the Caucasus for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times for 11 years. His first book, The Oil and the Glory, a history of the former Soviet Union through the lens of oil, was published in October 2007. Putin’s Labyrinth, his new book, profiles Russia through the lives and deaths of six Russians. The updated paperback was released in April 2009.



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    Thursday, October 2, 2008

    Murder Experts in Houston

    I've been researching and talking about murder for the best of two years now, but only last night encountered what must be the greatest concentration of part-time homicide experts in the United States. The encounter was at Murder By The Book, an incredible independent Houston bookstore whose managers say they are the largest shop in the U.S. specializing in murder thrillers.

    Linda Wuest, the head of the Houston World Affairs Council, invited me to the store to talk about Putin's Labyrinth, and there I met wall to wall murder fans. Murder may be grisly, but to this sturdy gang, it's also a hobby.

    For the like-minded among you, the managers suggested the following two Russian murder thrillers: Tom Rob Smith's Child 44 and Brent Ghelfi's Volk's Game.

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