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    In These Six Thrillers, The Natural World Is a Character, Not Just a Setting

    In These Six Thrillers, The Natural World Is a Character, Not Just a Setting

    Novels that explore the great (and sometimes terrifying) outdoors.

    By Elisabeth de Mariaffi | July 20, 2021

    Alma Katsu and Owen Matthews on Ideal Spies, Historical Fiction, and the Russia-West Divide

    Alma Katsu and Owen Matthews on Ideal Spies, Historical Fiction, and the Russia-West Divide

    She was a senior intelligence analyst. He was a Moscow bureau chief. Now they're both writing spy thrillers.

    By Alma Katsu | July 20, 2021

    Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

    Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

    In postwar America, Soviet spies were busy gathering up atomic secrets. A series of defections soon threw the network into chaos.

    By Ann Hagedorn | July 20, 2021

    The Story of 18th Century England's Booming Graverobbing Industry, and the Man Who Inspired 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

    The Story of 18th Century England's Booming Graverobbing Industry, and the Man Who Inspired 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

    John Hunter was one of the era's foremost anatomists and surgeons. He was also the premier customer for stolen bodies.

    By Sam Kean | July 20, 2021

    Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

    Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

    A dispute over a son's allowance led one elite family to murder.

    By John Glatt | July 20, 2021

    Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

    Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

    The City by the Bay has a literary tradition like no other.

    By Paul French | July 19, 2021

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    Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

    Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

    In writing a novel about three kidnapped girls, Ferrell found new meaning in the power of community.

    By Carolyn Ferrell | July 16, 2021

    The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s <em>Dog Soldiers</em>

    The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers

    Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.

    By Bruce Riordan | July 16, 2021

    Which Psychological Thrillers Should You Read This Month?

    Which Psychological Thrillers Should You Read This Month?

    Rounding up the month's best in suspense.

    By Lisa Levy | July 16, 2021

    The Most <strike>Ridiculous</strike> ahem, <em>Memorable</em> Serial Killers in Literature

    The Most Ridiculous ahem, Memorable Serial Killers in Literature

    Grady Hendrix reads an unhealthy number of murder books. Here are some of the most absurd(ly entertaining).

    By Grady Hendrix | July 16, 2021

    6 Magical Cozy Mysteries Where Speculative Premises Are Taken To Quite Logical Conclusions

    6 Magical Cozy Mysteries Where Speculative Premises Are Taken To Quite Logical Conclusions

    Readers will let you get away with just about any setup—as long as the world building makes sense.

    By Esme Addison | July 16, 2021

    Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

    Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

    Crime writers discuss cold brew coffee and riding the tiger.

    By Eli Cranor | July 15, 2021

    The 30 Best Diner Scenes in Crime Movies, Ranked

    The 30 Best Diner Scenes in Crime Movies, Ranked

    What's on the menu? Only some of the best sequences in cinema. And pancakes.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 15, 2021

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