Destination Thrillers: The Lure of the Unknown

Destination Thrillers: The Lure of the Unknown

Stephanie DeCarolis on novels that show us nowhere is safe, and "danger can find us even in the most beautiful places."

By Stephanie DeCarolis | July 16, 2024

What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?

What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?

"[W]hat you see on the screen is often the antithesis of good intelligence work"

By Alma Katsu | July 16, 2024

How the Underworld Exploited Jewish Women in Turn of the Century New York

How the Underworld Exploited Jewish Women in Turn of the Century New York

On the East Side, women from the garment industry were targets in an evolving system of crime and exploitation.

By Dan Slater | July 16, 2024

How Gore Vidal's 1968 Blockbuster Novel About a Trans Woman Took Aim at the Patriarchy

How Gore Vidal's 1968 Blockbuster Novel About a Trans Woman Took Aim at the Patriarchy

Revisiting 'Myra Breckinridge'

By David Masciotra | July 16, 2024

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 | July 15, 2024

Chris Whitaker: The Stories of My Life

Chris Whitaker: The Stories of My Life

The bestselling author reflects on the books that defined his writing journey.

By Chris Whitaker | July 15, 2024

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  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
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  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
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Turin: The Dark and Foggy Crimes of the Po Valley

By Paul French | July 15, 2024

A Long-Forgotten Mystery By a Much-Celebrated Vaudeville Performer

By Martin Edwards | July 15, 2024

Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

By Jacqueline Winspear | July 12, 2024

Thrillers with a Side of Romance

Thrillers with a Side of Romance

Vi Keeland on finding the right blend of suspense and sexiness.

By Vi Keeland | July 12, 2024

July's Best New Psychological Thrillers

July's Best New Psychological Thrillers

Robot wives, put-upon pop stars, and crumbling country houses

By Molly Odintz | July 11, 2024

Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Woman Who Organized 19th Century New York's Criminal Underworld

Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Woman Who Organized 19th Century New York's Criminal Underworld

Margalit Fox's new book puts a spotlight on a forgotten trailblazer of crime.

By Margalit Fox | July 11, 2024

Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

Preston L. Allen on the power of a good laugh amidst the horrors.

By Preston L. Allen | July 11, 2024

In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

Alyssa Palombo on Venetian power and the strange system that kept it all going.

By Alyssa Palombo | July 11, 2024

Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

Part game, part quiz, part Mad-Libs

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 10, 2024

6 Creepy Novels About Stalking and Obsession

6 Creepy Novels About Stalking and Obsession

Featuring "twisted plots and even more twisted antagonists."

By S.B. Caves | July 10, 2024

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