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March 13, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts

Six Degrees of Separation: “True Detective” and the Ransom Center

Page from Robert W. Chambers's manuscript of "The Maker of Moons."

I am already missing Rust Cohle, Marty Hart, and sinister references to the “Yellow King.” If you are not sure what I am talking about, it’s the first season of the HBO crime series True Detective. A ritualistic murder investigation set against a backdrop of oil refineries in the swamps… read more 

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