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Why Do Audiences Love Crime Thrillers?

Season 2024 | 2m 57s

"Fabulous characters, delicious writing, fantastic setups..." The cast of Moonflower Murders consider why audiences love crime thrillers and what it is about mysteries that keep them hooked.

Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
Extras
Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night.
A stunning portrayal of war in the trenches from the Oscar®-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol.
With Washington commanding less than 3,000, the winter of 1777 became a fight over supplies.
Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life.
Historian Stephen Conway. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
Historian Christopher Brown. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
Historian Jane Kamensky. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British.
The filmmakers on how understanding the people of the Revolution can help us understand who we are.
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