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    A Look at Your 2021 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees

    A Look at Your 2021 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees

    Congratulations to the authors behind this year's best thrillers, as selected by their peers.

    By Dwyer Murphy | April 20, 2021

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Spanish avengers, cross-continent serial killers, and a giant ocean liner carrying a locked-door mystery.

    By Dwyer Murphy | April 2, 2021

    It's Day 362 of My Lockdown and <em>French Kiss</em> Still Isn't Available for Streaming

    It's Day 362 of My Lockdown and French Kiss Still Isn't Available for Streaming

    An investigation into one of the great digital mysteries of the rom-com / crime fiction world.

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 10, 2021

    Why Did Raymond Chandler Hate <em>Strangers on a Train</em> So Intensely?

    Why Did Raymond Chandler Hate Strangers on a Train So Intensely?

    Chandler's feud with Alfred Hitchcock had a special venom, but why?

    By Dwyer Murphy | February 18, 2021

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge Over the Long February Weekend?

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge Over the Long February Weekend?

    French thieves, Spanish narcos, and Brazilian folklore noir.

    By Dwyer Murphy | February 12, 2021

    They Tore Down John D. MacDonald's Old Florida Home to Build a Mansion and There's Nothing You or I or Travis McGee Can Do About It Now

    They Tore Down John D. MacDonald's Old Florida Home to Build a Mansion and There's Nothing You or I or Travis McGee Can Do About It Now

    A little piece of crime fiction legend, gone forever.

    By Dwyer Murphy | February 1, 2021

    Best Reviewed
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    • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
    • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
    • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
    • Queen of Lombard Street
    • Paradise Burns
    • Doppelgänger
    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
    • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    This 1970s Film About Ross Macdonald Is Fascinating and Unexpectedly Beautiful

    By Dwyer Murphy | January 4, 2021

    The Best Crime Shows of the Decade

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 31, 2020

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge Over New Year's Weekend?

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 30, 2020

    <em>Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy</em> and The Greatest Office Christmas Party Ever Filmed

    Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy and The Greatest Office Christmas Party Ever Filmed

    It's just like your old office holiday parties except everyone's a spy, everyone's cheating, and a new world order is at stake.

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 18, 2020

    John le Carré and the Most Interesting Author Interview You Will Ever See

    John le Carré and the Most Interesting Author Interview You Will Ever See

    In 1965, John le Carré was a breakout author with a semi-secretive past and some really complex thoughts about espionage.

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 10, 2020

    Watch a Short, Delightfully Awkward Interview with Graham Greene

    Watch a Short, Delightfully Awkward Interview with Graham Greene

    All writer interviews should take place in international waters.

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 7, 2020

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    You deserve to watch multiple seasons of a lavishly produced show about spies, heists, or yacht explosions. But which one?

    By Dwyer Murphy | November 25, 2020

    The 20 Greatest Fall Jackets in the History of Crime Fiction

    The 20 Greatest Fall Jackets in the History of Crime Fiction

    It's not a true mystery until somebody shows up in tweed...or just a nice mid-length coat...anything sensible and earthy really.

    By Dwyer Murphy | November 25, 2020

    James Crumley's Unofficial Rules for Writing

    James Crumley's Unofficial Rules for Writing

    Craft lessons distilled from one of crime fiction's all-time greats.

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 12, 2020

    How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

    How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

    "So he names us and he says okay start talking."

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 9, 2020

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