• Craft

    Fancy Anders Goes To War: Exclusive Excerpt and Illustrations Preview!

    Check out Fay Dalton's gorgeous illustrations for the novella by Max Allan Collins.

    September 28, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    How the CIA Actually Recruits an Agent to Spy on His Own Country

    Douglas London spent his career with the CIA. Here, he remembers the first agent he ever recruited overseas.

    September 28, 2021  By Douglas London
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    The Real-Life Political Scandal That Inspired Jean-Patrick Manchette's First Thriller

    In 1965, a Moroccan politician was arrested by French police, then never seen again. Amidst the international uproar, one author was paying close attention.

    September 28, 2021  By Gary Indiana
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    Speculative Thrillers That Blur the Line Between Physics and Philosophy

    "A border is crossed when abstractions like these—predestination and omniscience—become achievable engineering goals. We feel a shiver."

    September 27, 2021  By James Kennedy
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    Motive Is the Core of Mystery

    7 mysteries in which motivation is the driving force of the narrative.

    September 24, 2021  By Emilia Bernhard
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    Edwin Torres’ Way

    A look back on the life and work of the Nuyorican author of Carlito’s Way, Q&A, and After Hours

    September 23, 2021  By Richie Narvaez
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    Finding the Mystery in Epic Fantasy

    "Mysteries lie within (almost) every story and this is doubly true within the pages of fantasy novels."

    September 23, 2021  By Ryan Van Loan
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    Why Noir and Science Fiction Are Still a Perfect Pairing

    "What science fiction can add to noir is a vision of another way of life. Noir provides the critique, and science fiction the possibility of change."

    September 22, 2021  By Lincoln Michel
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    Craig Johnson on Spirituality, the West, and the Plight of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

    A missing person poster at a library on the Crow Reservation was the inspiration for the newest Longmire novel.

    September 21, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    The Discreet Charm of the Berkeley Crime Novel

    Why Jesse and Jonathan Kellerman set their new novel in a California city rarely explored in crime fiction.

    September 21, 2021  By Jesse Kellerman
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