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    Great Books That Are Secretly Science Fiction

    Great Books That Are Secretly Science Fiction

    "This is science-fiction at its best, because lurking in the background is a conceit that changes everything."

    By Max Barry | July 13, 2021

    Cozy Mystery Series Featuring Crime-Fighting Pets

    Cozy Mystery Series Featuring Crime-Fighting Pets

    These furry friends are integral to the solving of mysteries.

    By Laura Scott | July 13, 2021

    Sweden's Crime Writers and the Case of The Unregistered, Prepaid Cell Phone

    Sweden's Crime Writers and the Case of The Unregistered, Prepaid Cell Phone

    New legislation brings an uncertain future for Scandinavian detective fiction's favorite plotting device.

    By Peter Mohlin and Peter Nystrom | July 13, 2021

    Why Dolores Hitchens' Less-Than-Glamorous Detective Is the Quiet Hero We Need

    Why Dolores Hitchens' Less-Than-Glamorous Detective Is the Quiet Hero We Need

    "[James Sader] fumbles through both novels without the benefit of any special charisma or genius. What he does have are the plain, well-worn tools of integrity and tenacity..."

    By Steph Cha | July 12, 2021

    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 12, 2021

    In 1970s America, Bizarre TV Movie Thrillers Were All the Rage

    In 1970s America, Bizarre TV Movie Thrillers Were All the Rage

    Terror, horror and noir: they came from the small screen...

    By Keith Roysdon | July 12, 2021

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    Quentin Tarantino Wrote a "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Novel—Here's What You Need to Know

    By Nick Kolakowski | July 12, 2021

    Summertime Crime Movies: In the Woods

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 9, 2021

    The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, Mr. Arkadin

    By Craig Pittman | July 9, 2021

    The Reimagined <em>Mosquito Coast</em> Is a Hitchcockian Chase Thriller With a Social Critique

    The Reimagined Mosquito Coast Is a Hitchcockian Chase Thriller With a Social Critique

    The new Apple TV+ series takes on American exceptionalism but delivers it with a stylish story about a family pursued.

    By Harrison Blackman | July 9, 2021

    Setting a Murder Mystery in the Real Hollywood Canteen Required Piercing a Veil of Myth and Nostalgia

    Setting a Murder Mystery in the Real Hollywood Canteen Required Piercing a Veil of Myth and Nostalgia

    The Hollywood canteen was where soldiers went to dance and everyone was equal. That was the story, anyway.

    By Susan Elia MacNeal | July 9, 2021

    Amnesia in Literature and Film

    Amnesia in Literature and Film

    Unreliable narrators and mysteries of memory ratchet up the suspense in remarkable ways.

    By Liv Constantine | July 9, 2021

    Charlotte Philby Remembers Her Paradoxical Grandfather, Kim Philby

    Charlotte Philby Remembers Her Paradoxical Grandfather, Kim Philby

    Why are people drawn to espionage fiction? For Philby, the answer has always been personal

    By Charlotte Philby | July 8, 2021

    Sunny Palm Springs Is A Perfect Setting for Noir

    Sunny Palm Springs Is A Perfect Setting for Noir

    "On a steamy summer day, the residential streets are absent of people and can possess an unsettling quiet. Where is everyone?"

    By Barbara DeMarco-Barrett | July 8, 2021

    In True Crime, We Find a Deep, Elusive Connection

    In True Crime, We Find a Deep, Elusive Connection

    The best true crime is an invitation to believe that our opinions and our empathy matter.

    By Jessica Chiarella | July 8, 2021

    How Voltaire Helped Spread the Legend of Europe's Most Famous Prisoner, The Man in the Iron Mask

    How Voltaire Helped Spread the Legend of Europe's Most Famous Prisoner, The Man in the Iron Mask

    In 18th century Europe, there was no greater conspiracy theory than the one surrounding "L'homme au masque de fer"

    By Josephine Wilkinson | July 8, 2021

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