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<em>Die Hard with a Vengeance</em> is the most relatable

Die Hard with a Vengeance is the most relatable "summer in the city" movie ever

Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."">"Too many films are love-letters to New York City; Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 12, 2021

A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

Dormant for years (or even decades), these infamous criminals were undone by new technology, old passions, or giant egos.

By Joanna Schaffhausen | August 11, 2021

What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

"No one—and I mean no one, not your editor, not the publisher, not the critics—has any idea what makes one book sell millions of copies while other, often better, books do not."

By Joy Fielding | August 11, 2021

Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

Shanora Williams takes mental health seriously. Her new psychological thriller warns against the dangers of letting trauma fester.

By Shanora Williams | August 11, 2021

Florence Rush and the Providence White Slavers

Florence Rush and the Providence White Slavers

The profitable panic that inspired both journalists and crime writers to focus on the (extremely exaggerated) crisis of "white slavery"

By Curtis Evans | August 10, 2021

When You Can’t Call the Cops

When You Can’t Call the Cops

Michele Weinstat Miller endured rape, incarceration, and addiction and later became an attorney. She decided to write a thriller about people who don't feel safe calling the police.

By Michele Weinstat Miller | August 10, 2021

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The Rise of Welsh Crime Fiction

By Paul French | August 9, 2021

Rediscovering the Sly, Seductive Jazz Mysteries of Charlotte Carter

By Caitlin Landuyt | August 9, 2021

Perfume Thieves and the History of Temptation

By Timothy Schaffert | August 5, 2021

There's an Abundance of Wives In Book Titles—Where Are the Husbands?

There's an Abundance of Wives In Book Titles—Where Are the Husbands?

Chandler Baker loves marriage thrillers, but she thinks it's time for men to take a turn at being defined by their domestic roles.

By Chandler Baker | August 5, 2021

How Surf Noir Changed My Life

How Surf Noir Changed My Life

Discover Kem Nunn. Discover the power of riding waves. Nothing will ever be the same.

By David M. Olsen | August 4, 2021

Rediscovering the Gin-Soaked Screwball Mysteries of Craig Rice

Rediscovering the Gin-Soaked Screwball Mysteries of Craig Rice

She was on the cover of Time, tore through an unknown number of marriages, and held onto her highball all the while.

By Lisa Lutz | August 3, 2021

In Today's Psychological Thrillers, Women Have Had Enough—And They're Turning to Violence

In Today's Psychological Thrillers, Women Have Had Enough—And They're Turning to Violence

In psychological thrillers, as in life, women aren’t always the victims.

By Andrea Bartz | August 3, 2021

Why One of Venezuela's Most Prominent Journalists Turned to a Thriller to Tell the Story of What Is Happening to His Country

Why One of Venezuela's Most Prominent Journalists Turned to a Thriller to Tell the Story of What Is Happening to His Country

Moisés Naím: "This novel takes place in a wonderful country. A country that has been plundered."

By Moisés Naím | August 2, 2021

What Life Was Really Like for a Private Detective in the 1970s

What Life Was Really Like for a Private Detective in the 1970s

Telephone directories, street maps, pay phones, and CB radios were the tools of the PI trade back in the 1970s.

By James V. Irving | August 2, 2021

Drama in the Court: A Brief History of the Legal Thriller

Drama in the Court: A Brief History of the Legal Thriller

From Wilkie Collins to John Grisham to Lisa Scottoline, a look at the evolution of a singular genre.

By Manning Wolfe | August 2, 2021

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