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To the surprise of the literary establishment, mystery novels are creeping out of the genre ghetto and garnering respect. In celebrating this major shift in snobbery perception, authors are moving toward more “standalone” titles, standalones being, I suppose, more literary than series. Someday, I really need to sit down and figure all this what makes a book great stuff. Never fear: romance and science fiction remain books non grata.

• Out of the Genre Ghetto