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    5 Debut Novels You Should Read This August

    5 Debut Novels You Should Read This August

    The month's best debuts in crime, mystery, and thrillers

    By CrimeReads | August 27, 2020

    Why <em>The Sting</em> Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

    Why The Sting Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

    In George Roy Hill's legendary confidence game, seeing is both believing and make-believing.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 27, 2020

    Suspense By the Sea

    Suspense By the Sea

    Six Novels That Could Only Take Place At The Seashore

    By S.J. Watson | August 27, 2020

    A Former Shut-In's Lessons For the Pandemic Lockdown

    A Former Shut-In's Lessons For the Pandemic Lockdown

    Working remotely sank me into a deep depression—and climbing out taught me how to stay afloat in a new era of isolation.

    By Rose McClelland | August 27, 2020

    Memories of a Coroner's Daughter

    Memories of a Coroner's Daughter

    How Growing Up With The Dead Made Me Into A Crime Writer

    By Jennifer Graeser Dornbush | August 27, 2020

    5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This August

    5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This August

    Columbian noir, French comedy, Argentine metafiction, and more.

    By CrimeReads | August 26, 2020

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    • The Pen: A Human History
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    • Gloria Don't Speak
    • The Heights
    • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
    • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

    The Epitome of Villainy: 8 Dark Thrillers With Even Darker Antagonists

    By Michael Laurence | August 26, 2020

    Five Novels Exploring Complex Relationships Between Mothers and Sons

    By Amber Garza | August 26, 2020

    Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere. And They're Only Going to Get More Ubiquitous.

    By Laura Griffin | August 26, 2020

    Carl Hiaasen on Palm Beach, Slithery Characters, and Florida Crime Fiction

    Carl Hiaasen on Palm Beach, Slithery Characters, and Florida Crime Fiction

    The author's latest novel takes on absurdity and corruption in the Mar-a-Lago set.

    By Dwyer Murphy | August 25, 2020

    How Are Crime Authors Going to Address the Pandemic in Their New Books?

    How Are Crime Authors Going to Address the Pandemic in Their New Books?

    Wendy Corsi Staub talks with today's authors to find out how they're tackling the new era of COVID.

    By Wendy Corsi Staub | August 25, 2020

    What the Mythology of El Chapo Guzmán Tells Us About the Reality of Drug Trafficking in the Americas

    What the Mythology of El Chapo Guzmán Tells Us About the Reality of Drug Trafficking in the Americas

    Was he a bandit, a ruthless killer, or a sacrificial lamb set up by other leaders? Answers are elusive, and that's the point.

    By Alan Feuer | August 25, 2020

    When Home is The Most Dangerous Place of All

    When Home is The Most Dangerous Place of All

    Thrillers that turn home into a place of mortal danger.

    By Karen Dionne | August 25, 2020

    Uva de Aragón:

    Uva de Aragón: "A Novel Is a Closed World"

    Teresa Dovalpage and Uva de Aragón discuss Cuban fiction, food, and writing across languages.

    By Teresa Dovalpage | August 25, 2020

    The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

    The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

    Graham Greene's postwar Vienna crime opus takes center stage.

    By Otto Penzler | August 24, 2020

    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 | August 24, 2020

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