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    The Bizarre History of the Many, Many Bond Imitators of 60s and 70s Pop Culture

    The Bizarre History of the Many, Many Bond Imitators of 60s and 70s Pop Culture

    For two strange decades, the spawn of Bond were everywhere.

    By Keith Roysdon | October 11, 2021

    The GoldTwinz: Exclusive Excerpt and Photo Gallery

    The GoldTwinz: Exclusive Excerpt and Photo Gallery

    Read a chapter from Jardine Libaire's new Sunshine Noir novella and see a preview from cult photographer Neil Krug's accompanying imagery.

    By CrimeReads | October 11, 2021

    50 Years Later, Looking Back at the Real-Life Crime Network That Inspired <em>The French Connection</em>

    50 Years Later, Looking Back at the Real-Life Crime Network That Inspired The French Connection

    Andrew Nette remembers life in Vientiane, where "Air Opium" planes flew opium from Laos to Saigon's Chinatown.

    By Andrew Nette | October 8, 2021

    Could <em>On Her Majesty's Secret Service</em> be the best Bond film?

    Could On Her Majesty's Secret Service be the best Bond film?

    The Bond franchise's swinging 1969 instalment, starring George Lazenby and Diana Rigg, is its most unique.

    By Julia Sirmons | October 8, 2021

    Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

    Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

    "Body horror is powerful because it is personal."

    By Caitlin Starling | October 8, 2021

    The Obscure French Thriller That May Hold the Secrets to Jack Reacher's World

    The Obscure French Thriller That May Hold the Secrets to Jack Reacher's World

    In the late '80s, Lee Child—he was still Jim Grant then—picked up a copy of a French novel by Loup Durand. Its influence was profound.

    By Heather Martin | October 8, 2021

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    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 7, 2021

    The Birth of the CIA—And the Soviet Mole Who Had a Hand in Everything

    By Michael Holzman | October 7, 2021

    The Boone Family, the Struggle for Kentucky, and the Kidnapping That Rocked Colonial America

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    Books Focused on Opulent Wealth, Family Secrets & Suspense

    Books Focused on Opulent Wealth, Family Secrets & Suspense

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    Latinx Crime Fiction Anthologies

    Latinx Crime Fiction Anthologies

    Latinx writers are producing some of the world's most exciting short fiction. Time to get your hands on a few story collections.

    By Richie Narvaez | October 6, 2021

    Small Towns, Big Secrets: Crime Fiction Set In Claustrophobic Communities

    Small Towns, Big Secrets: Crime Fiction Set In Claustrophobic Communities

    8 novels in which a small town is the perfect incubator for some truly grisly secrets.

    By L. Alison Heller | October 6, 2021

    The Grieving Mothers Whose Stories Inspired A New Novel About Police Violence

    The Grieving Mothers Whose Stories Inspired A New Novel About Police Violence

    "Behind every shooting is a person, or rather many, many people, often ones who go unnoticed. These were the people and stories we wanted to bring alive with full humanity."

    By Christine Pride and Jo Piazzo | October 6, 2021

    It's Time to Learn About the Lives of John Wayne Gacy's Victims—And Not Just the Labels Hung on Them

    It's Time to Learn About the Lives of John Wayne Gacy's Victims—And Not Just the Labels Hung on Them

    Gacy's victims were too often dismissed as runaways and hustlers.

    By David Nelson | October 6, 2021

    Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

    Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

    The first humans to make up stories may just have saved us all. Or not. It's hard to know for sure.

    By Lee Child | October 5, 2021

    Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

    Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

    Readers shouldn't set too high a bar for fictional empathy—and authors shouldn't indulge in exaggerated excuses for their character's bad behavior.

    By John Copenhaver | October 5, 2021

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