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    Was <em>Body Heat</em> the Greatest Erotic Thriller Ever Made? Yes.

    Was Body Heat the Greatest Erotic Thriller Ever Made? Yes.

    The case for why you should revisit Lawrence Kasdan's 1981 neo-noir classic, and then go buy some wind-chimes.

    By Dan Sheehan | February 12, 2021

    All is Fair in Love and Noir: 10 Destructive Romances for Valentine’s Day

    All is Fair in Love and Noir: 10 Destructive Romances for Valentine’s Day

    Doomed couples, dark journeys, and all-consuming passion.

    By Zach Vasquez | February 12, 2021

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge Over the Long February Weekend?

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge Over the Long February Weekend?

    French thieves, Spanish narcos, and Brazilian folklore noir.

    By Dwyer Murphy | February 12, 2021

    My First Thriller: Walter Mosley

    My First Thriller: Walter Mosley

    How Mosley went from working as a computer programmer in 1980's New York City to writing the iconic Devil in a Blue Dress.

    By Rick Pullen | February 11, 2021

    Glamorous Immorality: A Brief History of Old Hollywood's Organized Criminals

    Glamorous Immorality: A Brief History of Old Hollywood's Organized Criminals

    Old Hollywood was full of mobsters, opportunists, bootleggers, and prostitutes. Somehow, they all (for the most part) got along.

    By Donis Casey | February 11, 2021

    The Many Missing Children of Uttar Pradesh

    The Many Missing Children of Uttar Pradesh

    In the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, thousands go missing every year. The police often refuse to take these cases seriously.

    By Sonia Faleiro | February 11, 2021

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    How Bad Can The Good Guys Be?

    By Sylvain Neuvel | February 11, 2021

    For One Author, the 2011 Terror Attack on Norway Changed Everything. But Could He Write It Into Fiction?

    By Ben McPherson | February 10, 2021

    The Rise of the Digital Gothic

    By Katie Lowe | February 10, 2021

    Women on the Run

    Women on the Run

    Six novels about women fleeing for and from their lives

    By Suzanne Redfearn | February 10, 2021

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This February

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This February

    Suburban noir, neighborhood mysteries, and doctors breaking bad

    By Lisa Levy | February 10, 2021

    Across Sussex, People Were Burned at the Stake. The Landscape Is Still Haunted.

    Across Sussex, People Were Burned at the Stake. The Landscape Is Still Haunted.

    C.J. Tudor on folk horror and historical crimes

    By C.J. Tudor | February 10, 2021

    The Four Types of Time Travel (And What They Say About Ourselves and the World Around Us)

    The Four Types of Time Travel (And What They Say About Ourselves and the World Around Us)

    A science fiction author breaks down the building blocks of time travel, from seeing into the future to traveling into the past.

    By Dan Frey | February 10, 2021

    How the Great Depression and WWII Gave Birth to the Modern Serial Killer

    How the Great Depression and WWII Gave Birth to the Modern Serial Killer

    Why were so many of the 20th century's most infamous killers born between 1930 and 1950?

    By Peter Vronsky | February 9, 2021

    Don’t you want to watch fun, charming mystery shows about cool women solving baffling crimes? I really do.

    Don’t you want to watch fun, charming mystery shows about cool women solving baffling crimes? I really do.

    Here are a bunch of stylish, badass (but not upsetting) mystery shows where women get to have all the problem-solving fun

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 9, 2021

    Author, Pirate, Poet, Spy: The Secret Criminals of Classic Literature

    Author, Pirate, Poet, Spy: The Secret Criminals of Classic Literature

    Those authors you were forced to read in high school? Some of them dabbled in counterfeiting and piracy, too.

    By Allison Epstein | February 9, 2021

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