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The tranquil English countryside once had the monopoly on murder lit. No more. Corpses are spooking Nordic towns, Bethlehem settlements and the Mekong. Avatars of Sherlock Holmes are everywhere. And crime fiction, once dismissed as sensational low lit, has been elevated to a grisly art form that allows readers to travel into the dark hearts of distant societies and learn about their moral codes. Murder most foul is flourishing in the global village.