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Thirty Years Later, Home Alone Has a Lot to Say About Adulthood

And it construes adulthood as having the right to do what it takes to defend your property.
("Keep the change, you filthy animal.")

Walter Mosley on Devil in a Blue Dress, Thirty Years Later

"He has been stopped by a thousand disrespectful policemen and he has brought to light the truths that America, from white nationalists to the Ivy League, has tried its best to hide."

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

Revenge plots, family secrets, and mysterious neighbors—these are the year's best psychological thrillers.

The Best Debut Novels of 2020

The year's best from first-time authors breaking into crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers.

Reacher, Prospero, and Child

The links connecting two writers—William Shakespeare and Lee Child—run deeper than you might think.

Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

Ed Brubaker on private eyes, pulp thrillers, and his latest collaboration with Sean Phillips, Reckless

The Best Gothic Fiction of 2020

As the Gothic Revival continues, it's time to take stock of the best, most anxious, and most atmospheric gothic fiction of 2020.

The Best True Crime Books of 2020

The year's best nonfiction crime books range from memoirs to spy stories to tales of systemic corruption.

The Lost Art of the "Cast of Characters" Lists That Opened Midcentury Mystery Novels

Wordplay, witty insults, and the occasionally lurid remark rounded out a popular feature of paperback crime novels.

Some Misconceptions About Sexism in Thrillers

An author and her reader debate the history and shifting interpretations of feminism as seen in thrillers.

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And it construes adulthood as having the right to do what it takes to defend your property. ("Keep the change, you filthy animal.")

"He has been stopped by a thousand disrespectful policemen and he has brought to light the truths that America, from white nationalists to the Ivy League, has tried its best to hide."

Revenge plots, family secrets, and mysterious neighbors—these are the year's best psychological thrillers.

The year's best from first-time authors breaking into crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers.

The links connecting two writers—William Shakespeare and Lee Child—run deeper than you might think.

Ed Brubaker on private eyes, pulp thrillers, and his latest collaboration with Sean Phillips, Reckless

As the Gothic Revival continues, it's time to take stock of the best, most anxious, and most atmospheric gothic fiction of 2020.

The year's best nonfiction crime books range from memoirs to spy stories to tales of systemic corruption.

Wordplay, witty insults, and the occasionally lurid remark rounded out a popular feature of paperback crime novels.

An author and her reader debate the history and shifting interpretations of feminism as seen in thrillers.

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And it construes adulthood as having the right to do what it takes to defend your property.
("Keep the change, you filthy animal.")