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    8 Thrillers Featuring Ambitious Women

    8 Thrillers Featuring Ambitious Women

    Provocative Power Fantasies, or Feminist Cautionary Tales?

    By Layne Fargo | July 18, 2019

    Pinkerton Spy, Feminist Icon

    Pinkerton Spy, Feminist Icon

    Meet Kate Warne, America's first female detective and spy, who thwarted an assassination plot on Lincoln.

    By Nile Cappello | July 18, 2019

    Nadezhda Popova: Commander <br>of the Night Witches

    Nadezhda Popova: Commander
    of the Night Witches

    Criminal Broads Presents The Nazi-Killers

    By Tori Telfer | July 17, 2019

    Miami Vice: How an Icon of 80s Cool Transformed a City and the Landscape of Television

    Miami Vice: How an Icon of 80s Cool Transformed a City and the Landscape of Television

    South Beach was in decay, crime was rampant, and tourism was dry. Then came Miami Vice, and South Florida found its mojo.

    By Craig Pittman | July 17, 2019

    The Tragic, Violent History of the Brooklyn Waterfront

    The Tragic, Violent History of the Brooklyn Waterfront

    Pete Panto was a hero to dockworkers across New York. His disappearance was part of a long, bloody history shaping the city.

    By Nathan Ward | July 17, 2019

    Midwestern America: The Coziest Place on Earth

    Midwestern America: The Coziest Place on Earth

    Small Towns, Quirky Suspects, and Some Very Cozy Mysteries

    By Maddie Day | July 17, 2019

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    • In the Realm of the Last Man: A Memoir
    • Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our Relationships
    • The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories
    • Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge of Rebellion

    Edna Buchanan's Miami

    By Sarah Weinman | July 16, 2019

    Guilt, Innocence, and Doubt
    in the Historical Crime Novel

    By Laura Purcell | July 16, 2019

    Why True Crime Podcasts Have Us So Enthralled

    By Alison Gaylin | July 16, 2019

    Havana to Miami: Crime Fiction Across the Straits of Florida

    Havana to Miami: Crime Fiction Across the Straits of Florida

    Leonardo Padura & Alex Segura talk about noir, hometowns, homelands, and how being a crime writer in Cuba has evolved.

    By Alex Segura | July 15, 2019

    Hollywood Will Never Give Up Making Hardboiled Movies

    Hollywood Will Never Give Up Making Hardboiled Movies

    Jim Thompson and William Lindsay Gresham have proven difficult to adapt to screen. Directors can't resist the challenge—or the noir.

    By Zach Vasquez | July 15, 2019

    Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

    Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

    Drugs, Gangs, Expats...and Crime Literature on the Rise

    By Paul French | July 15, 2019

    The Weird, Wild, Inimitable Noir of Donald E. Westlake

    The Weird, Wild, Inimitable Noir of Donald E. Westlake

    A day to celebrate the life and work of a crime fiction icon

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 12, 2019

    July's Best New Action Thrillers

    July's Best New Action Thrillers

    A week-by-week breakdown of an all-time great thriller month

    By Ryan Steck | July 12, 2019

    Small Town Mysteries, <br>Big Social Issues

    Small Town Mysteries,
    Big Social Issues

    How crime authors use small-town settings to explore the day's most important and complex issues.

    By Terry Shames | July 12, 2019

    What Fiction Teaches Us About The Allure of Cults

    What Fiction Teaches Us About The Allure of Cults

    People don't join cults. They join communities that become cults. Literature can help us understand this all-important nuance.

    By Kali Wallace | July 12, 2019

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