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My First Thriller: Bruce DeSilva

My First Thriller: Bruce DeSilva

How a note from Ed McBain inspired DeSilva to write his first novel.

By Rick Pullen | November 26, 2025

When Ideas Collide: How Asking Questions Can Help Writers Craft Inventive Thrillers

When Ideas Collide: How Asking Questions Can Help Writers Craft Inventive Thrillers

Lynn Tavernier on John Grisham, Stephen King, and literary inspiration

By Lynn Tavernier | November 25, 2025

A Guide to the <em>Rocky</em> Films, with some Minor Embellishments

A Guide to the Rocky Films, with some Minor Embellishments

Olivia Rutigliano considers one of the largest film franchises ever

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 24, 2025

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | November 24, 2025

Why ‘Blackhat,’ Michael Mann’s Hacker Movie, Deserves a Re-Watch

Why ‘Blackhat,’ Michael Mann’s Hacker Movie, Deserves a Re-Watch

Mann's film was derided at the time, but now looks more like a careful study of the evolution of modern crime.

By Nick Kolakowski | November 24, 2025

“Whoever Wrote this Episode Should Die

“Whoever Wrote this Episode Should Die": "Galaxy Quest" Is Personal, and it's Personal to Me

Galaxy Quest does">No movie understands "loving a fictional world" the way Galaxy Quest does

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 21, 2025

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Ira Levin's The Boys from Brazil Gets a Netflix Series Adaptation

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 20, 2025

How Many Actors Played Different Columbo Villains Multiple Times?

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 19, 2025

Are Villains the Most Important Characters?

By Mike Maden | November 19, 2025

Stephen King's Top 10 Movies Are Mostly Crime Movies

Stephen King's Top 10 Movies Are Mostly Crime Movies

Nor horror... crime!

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 18, 2025

How Many Times in the Original Stories is Sherlock Holmes in Disguise?

How Many Times in the Original Stories is Sherlock Holmes in Disguise?

Olivia Rutigliano counts the alter-egos of the famous detective.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 17, 2025

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 | November 17, 2025

My First Thriller: K.T. Nguyen

My First Thriller: K.T. Nguyen

The debut author who battled OCD and came out the other side with a hit novel.

By Rick Pullen | November 15, 2025

<em>Poker Face</em> is Cancelled... But It Might Have an Alternate Afterlife?

Poker Face is Cancelled... But It Might Have an Alternate Afterlife?

Say goodbye to Charlie Cale... and hello to Charlie Cale?

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 14, 2025

Top 5 Pregnant Women in Crime Movies and TV

Top 5 Pregnant Women in Crime Movies and TV

Dogged cops, angry housewives, and passionate revolutionaries... who are also growing children in their wombs.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 14, 2025

Woolrich’s Window: Adrian McKinty on Visiting the Apartment of a Noir Master

Woolrich’s Window: Adrian McKinty on Visiting the Apartment of a Noir Master

At 103rd and Broadway, Cornell Woolrich looked out at New York City and wrote the story that would later become 'Rear Window'.

By Adrian McKinty | November 13, 2025

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