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Please Let Me Live In One of These Cool Houses Owned by Fictional Lady Spies

Please Let Me Live In One of These Cool Houses Owned by Fictional Lady Spies

All I want in this lifetime is M's master bathroom from Quantum of Solace

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 5, 2021

The Great, Mixed-Up Literary Tradition of Doppelgangers and Imposters

The Great, Mixed-Up Literary Tradition of Doppelgangers and Imposters

"There’s something undeniably compelling about these men and women who take their identities into their own hands. They are, in a way, a perversion of the Great American Dream."

By Alexandra Andrews | March 5, 2021

My Novel Reopened A Cold Case. My True Crime Book Puts Ghosts To Rest.

My Novel Reopened A Cold Case. My True Crime Book Puts Ghosts To Rest.

In 1973, my fiancé's mother was murdered. Decades later, I wrote a crime novel that reopened the case. I hope my true crime book can finally close the case for good.

By Stephanie Kane | March 5, 2021

Napoleon Has Always Fascinated Novelists, But His Life Really Was Fit for a Thriller

Napoleon Has Always Fascinated Novelists, But His Life Really Was Fit for a Thriller

On the art of using real historical figures—and wild events—to craft thrilling narratives for readers.

By Loren D. Estleman | March 5, 2021

What's the Key To Finishing That Novel Of Yours? Try Working at the Library.

What's the Key To Finishing That Novel Of Yours? Try Working at the Library.

Chris Whitaker wanted to write a book. First he needed to quit his job in finance and go to work at the local library.

By Chris Whitaker | March 4, 2021

Six Historical Scandals and the Novels That Bring Them To Life

Six Historical Scandals and the Novels That Bring Them To Life

From Ancient Spartan Queens, to Jazz-Age Showgirls, History and Literature are Full of Scandalous Tales

By Deanna Raybourn | March 4, 2021

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My First Thriller: Tom Straw

By Rick Pullen | March 4, 2021

10 Novels You Should Read This March

By CrimeReads | March 4, 2021

On Social Isolation, Thrillers, and the Limits of Connectivity

By Kali Wallace | March 4, 2021

My Babysitter, the Serial Killer

My Babysitter, the Serial Killer

Liza Rodman remembers the first time she met Tony Costa, handyman, childhood companion, and murderer.

By Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan | March 3, 2021

A Requiem for the Horses in the Coen Brothers' <em>True Grit</em>

A Requiem for the Horses in the Coen Brothers' True Grit

In this dark, weighty film, humans and animals alike
are beasts of burden

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 3, 2021

Hard Science Fiction Is Still Overwhelmingly White—But It's Getting Better

Hard Science Fiction Is Still Overwhelmingly White—But It's Getting Better

When we think hard scifi, we think of white male authors. But the truth of the genre is far more diverse.

By S.B. Divya | March 3, 2021

Five Great Thrillers Set in Wild Places

Five Great Thrillers Set in Wild Places

Author Luanne Rice pays homage to novels that explore the majesty and the suspense of the great outdoors.

By Luanne Rice | March 3, 2021

Sara Paretsky on Dorothy B. Hughes and the Meaning of 'Noir'

Sara Paretsky on Dorothy B. Hughes and the Meaning of 'Noir'

In Hughes's Ride the Pink Horse, a disturbing portrait of human suffering—and sometimes kindness.

By Sara Paretsky | March 2, 2021

Dirty Gold: The Inner Workings of the Immensely Destructive Market for Illegally Mined Gold

Dirty Gold: The Inner Workings of the Immensely Destructive Market for Illegally Mined Gold

An investigation into the human and environmental costs of your gold.

By Jay Weaver and Nicholas Nehamas and Jim Wyss and Kyra Gurney | March 2, 2021

The Most Murderous Mammals: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science

The Most Murderous Mammals: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science

It turns out, humans fall pretty far down the list of animals that kill their own kind. The top spot is surprising, and also disturbing.

By Erika Engelhaupt | March 2, 2021

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