Declan Burke
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Crime fiction: Asteroids, serial killers and a Hitchcock flight of fantasy (opens the original)
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The serial killer is one of crime fictionâs most enduring archetypes, and with good reason. Written well, and centring on a killer for whom murder seems to be its own motive, the serial killer is fictionâs most chilling antagonist. Itâs also the most overdone of the subgenres, of course, and prone to cliches. Joanna Wallaceâs novels, the latest of which is The Art of Getting Hammered (Viper, £18), are a breath of fresh air. Claire, who casually describes herself as âa part-time serial
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