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    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 | August 2, 2021

    Ian Fleming's War and the Real-Life Operation Golden Eye

    Ian Fleming's War and the Real-Life Operation Golden Eye

    Fleming's wartime service in Gibraltar provided much fodder for his later writing (and inspiration for his gadgets).

    By Mark Simmons | 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

    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

    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

    1980s Noir Films Are Better Than 1940s Noir Films: Discuss.

    1980s Noir Films Are Better Than 1940s Noir Films: Discuss.

    1980s crime films are more sophisticated than their 1940s predecessors. But are they better?

    By Keith Roysdon | July 30, 2021

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    • In the Realm of the Last Man: A Memoir
    • Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our Relationships
    • The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories
    • Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge of Rebellion

    The Dark History of The Indian Runner, Sean Penn's Meditation on American Violence, By Way of Bruce Springsteen

    By David Masciotra | July 30, 2021

    The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: July 2021

    By CrimeReads | July 30, 2021

    The Best New Books Out In Paperback This Month

    By CrimeReads | July 30, 2021

    Let's Talk About <em>Sneakers</em>, the Most Charming, Baffling Espionage/Heist Movie <br> of the 1990s

    Let's Talk About Sneakers, the Most Charming, Baffling Espionage/Heist Movie
    of the 1990s

    The 90s surveillance caper flick circles various genres with reckless abandon... and somehow it works.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 29, 2021

    Five International Crime Novels To Read In July

    Five International Crime Novels To Read In July

    Swedish dilemmas, French musketeers, and Spanish serial killers

    By Molly Odintz | July 29, 2021

    My First Thriller: Jenny Milchman

    My First Thriller: Jenny Milchman

    Jenny Milchman’s publisher thought she was nuts, but the first few months of the World’s Longest Book Tour was just the beginning.

    By Rick Pullen | July 29, 2021

    A Historical Fiction Writer Considers the Enduring Appeal of the Roman Empire

    A Historical Fiction Writer Considers the Enduring Appeal of the Roman Empire

    Historical writing thrives in the familiar past.

    By Lindsey Davis | July 29, 2021

    Rain City Rediscovered: Why Crime Novelists Are Drawn to Seattle

    Rain City Rediscovered: Why Crime Novelists Are Drawn to Seattle

    Glen Erik Hamilton returns to his hometown of Seattle to find nothing is where he left it.

    By Glen Erik Hamilton | July 28, 2021

    Where Are the Stay-At-Home Dads of Fiction?

    Where Are the Stay-At-Home Dads of Fiction?

    There are 1.5 million stay-at-home dads in the US. So why are there only a handful to be found in crime novels?

    By Brad Parks | July 28, 2021

    How Building My Dream House Became an American Nightmare

    How Building My Dream House Became an American Nightmare

    "I dwelled not in an American dream-home, but an already haunted house of my own design."

    By Nickolas Butler | July 28, 2021

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