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The Month's Best Debut Crime Novels: June 2022

Featuring first novels from Katie Gutierrez, Samantha Allen, Adam White, and more.

In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

Jon Bassoff on Camus, Thompson, Highsmith, and a long line of authors writing protagonists who win bring us to the dark side.

What to Read, Watch, and Stream if You're Obsessed with Female Con Artists

Julie Clark on the women who grift, con, and bamboozle their way into our collective consciousness.

Mysterious Lighthouses: The Perfect Setting for Fiction

A reminder of the past, a marker of civilization...and sometimes a playground for our worst fears and anxieties.

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

While the director is often tied up with body horror, the great themes of espionage fiction are present in nearly all his work.

Aya de León and Cleyvis Natera On Gentrification, Justice, and Latinx Fiction

"I often envision a world where borders don’t exist."

The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

Julie Mayhew on using crime and suspense to channel grief and rage.

Mussolini's Son-in-Law Kept a Diary – And It Put Him Right in the Crosshairs of Hitler and the Nazi Spy Apparatus

Galeazzo Ciano was Italy's foreign minister, a witness to key events in history. And he was writing it all down.

Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

"[W]hether you’re writing a heist book, or a thriller, the thought process is the same."

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

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