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    What's The Difference Between a Thriller and a Mystery? Pacing.

    What's The Difference Between a Thriller and a Mystery? Pacing.

    A thriller author's tips for keeping the pages turning

    By Allison Brennan | March 31, 2021

    The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2021

    The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2021

    Gothic fictions, bibliophile mysteries, and modern noirs.

    By CrimeReads | March 30, 2021

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | March 29, 2021

    The Joys of Evaluating Books on Whether Their Plot Twists Are Surprising, Shocking, or Just Plain Bonkers

    The Joys of Evaluating Books on Whether Their Plot Twists Are Surprising, Shocking, or Just Plain Bonkers

    A Look At Some Favorite Twists and Reveals (without spoilers)

    By Catie Disabato | March 29, 2021

    Revisiting <em>The Anderson Tapes</em>, Sidney Lumet's Wisely Paranoid Heist Film, 50 Years Later

    Revisiting The Anderson Tapes, Sidney Lumet's Wisely Paranoid Heist Film, 50 Years Later

    It was the first film that commented so boldly on the pervasiveness of electronic surveillance in our lives. Exactly one year after its release, a break-in at the Watergate Hotel would reveal just how prophetic it really was.

    By Jesse Pasternack | March 26, 2021

    Comfort in the Uncomfortable: How Christopher Nolan Uses Noir to Get Weird

    Comfort in the Uncomfortable: How Christopher Nolan Uses Noir to Get Weird

    For decades, Nolan has been playing with the tropes of noir and daring viewers to go somewhere unexpected.

    By Nick Kolakowski | March 26, 2021

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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

    The Best New Books Out in Paperback This March

    By CrimeReads | March 26, 2021

    10 Debut Novels You Should Read This Month

    By CrimeReads | March 25, 2021

    The Actress, the Steward and the Ocean Liner: What Really Happened in Cabin 126?

    By Curtis Evans | March 25, 2021

    The Murder That Stunned Gangland Philadelphia

    The Murder That Stunned Gangland Philadelphia

    Hughie McLoon was a beloved figure on the streets of Philly, but that didn't save him from a stray bullet. Decades later, the question remains: who was the real target?

    By Allen Abel | March 25, 2021

    Hitchcock Presents: A Brief History of the Weird, Wild Hitchcock Shows That Once Dominated TV

    Hitchcock Presents: A Brief History of the Weird, Wild Hitchcock Shows That Once Dominated TV

    In the 1960s, Alfred Hitchcock was everywhere, and his anthology series became a hotbed for young talent and strange stories.

    By Keith Roysdon | March 24, 2021

    Jacqueline Winspear: How I Became A Mystery Writer While Breaking Every Rule

    Jacqueline Winspear: How I Became A Mystery Writer While Breaking Every Rule

    The author of the iconic Maisie Dobbs series remembers her early days as an author and questions the nature of genre.

    By Jacqueline Winspear | March 23, 2021

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | March 22, 2021

    An Anti-Hero Who Poses a Question: Who Are The Real Criminals In The Opioid Epidemic?

    An Anti-Hero Who Poses a Question: Who Are The Real Criminals In The Opioid Epidemic?

    "The opioid epidemic is a web that has been carefully created and meticulously woven by healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical companies, politicians, lawmakers and legislators."

    By Christina McDonald | March 22, 2021

    That Time Scientists Discovered a Creature in Loch Ness and Then Realized It Was a Sunken Prop from <em>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</em>

    That Time Scientists Discovered a Creature in Loch Ness and Then Realized It Was a Sunken Prop from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    An amazing example of life imitating art, concerning a movie about how the Loch Ness Monster isn't really the Loch Ness Monster.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 22, 2021

    Betrayal Is Timeless: The Evolution of George Smiley 

    Betrayal Is Timeless: The Evolution of George Smiley 

    In 1961, John le Carré's readers were introduced to a new kind of spy, a “breathtakingly ordinary” man.

    By Bruce Riordan | March 19, 2021

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