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    The Best Debut Crime Novels of June and July 2026

    The Best Debut Crime Novels of June and July 2026

    9 fresh, original additions to the crime world

    By Molly Odintz | July 24, 2026

    What Should You Watch This Weekend?

    What Should You Watch This Weekend?

    In a barren week on the TV calendar, it might be week for a really, really weird Tom Hardy trip.

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 24, 2026

    5 Thrilling and Chilling Supernatural Mysteries

    5 Thrilling and Chilling Supernatural Mysteries

    Carinn Jade recommends Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Sarah Pekkanen, and more

    By Carinn Jade | July 24, 2026

    Ellis Blake's Top 5 Missing-Persons Novels

    Ellis Blake's Top 5 Missing-Persons Novels

    Reading great novels about the vanished and the taken.

    By Ellis Blake | July 24, 2026

    The Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins's <em>No Name</em>

    The Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins's No Name

    In No Name, the heroine Magdalen Vanstone tries to use her acting skills to become a detective... but, by Victorian standards, her actions almost turn her into a criminal.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 23, 2026

    100 Years of Russian Espionage in the U.S.

    100 Years of Russian Espionage in the U.S.

    Robert McCaw chronicles a century of Russian spy operations - and some very high profile arrests - in the U.S.

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    Rosanne Limoncelli on the Joy of Following Characters Through Multiple Stories

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    The Top Five Crime Movies Set On Submarines

    The Top Five Crime Movies Set On Submarines

    Subaquatic crime!

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    Crime Classics, Back in Print: A Roundup of (Summer) Reissues

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    Rene Denfeld on What Writers Get Wrong About Death Row

    Rene Denfeld on What Writers Get Wrong About Death Row

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    Rowan Beaird on the Enduring Allure of Cults in Times of Uncertainty

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