How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller

How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller

Gillian McAllister on the recalibration of high-octane thrillers.

By Gillian McAllister | February 25, 2025

Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

"As a historical crime writer, there’s one trope I love more than almost anything, and that’s an old-timey thief with an elaborate scheme."

By Allison Epstein | February 25, 2025

Political Thrillers: Where the Good Guys Don’t Always Win

Political Thrillers: Where the Good Guys Don’t Always Win

Mike Lawson on the morally ambiguous world of contemporary political thrillers.

By Mike Lawson | February 25, 2025

Tinker Tailor Soldier... Shifgrethor

Tinker Tailor Soldier... Shifgrethor

Calvin Kasulke on the strange politeness of 1979’s "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" miniseries

By Calvin Kasulke | February 24, 2025

The 10 Best Films about Diamond Heists

The 10 Best Films about Diamond Heists

A look at the history of jewel thieves in cinema, "graded on both robbery and rock."

By Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs | February 24, 2025

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 | February 24, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stations
  • West of Loveland
  • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
  • Sweet Pea
  • The Pen: A Human History
  • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
  • 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

Khartoum and the Crime Writing of Sudan

By Paul French | February 24, 2025

Shondaland's new Series is a Screwball Whodunnit Set in the White House

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 21, 2025

Reckoning in the Sun: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali in Miami

By Gaspar González | February 21, 2025

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Stories from Shirley Jackson, Tananarive Due, and more.

By Zack Budryk | February 21, 2025

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

The author of "Hungerstone" talks with Molly Odintz about her new take on Sheridan le Fanu's "Carmilla"

By Molly Odintz | February 20, 2025

Looking for Something to Do? Become a Bookie.

Looking for Something to Do? Become a Bookie.

Peter Alson on the time he joined a bookmaking operation, as a 33-year-old Harvard grad.

By Peter Alson | February 20, 2025

The Scoundrels We Love 

The Scoundrels We Love 

Wes Browne on the art of writing "key characters who are downright criminal at heart."

By Wes Browne | February 20, 2025

Boy Toy: On Older Women, Teenage Boys, and Pop Culture's Mixed Signals

Boy Toy: On Older Women, Teenage Boys, and Pop Culture's Mixed Signals

Michael Gonzales on a formative moment with a sharp edge.

By Michael Gonzales | February 20, 2025

What to Read Before and After Seeing <em>Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse</em>

What to Read Before and After Seeing Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

Readings on the Life, Works, and Legacy of Art Spiegelman

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 19, 2025

Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

Alex Rollins Berg on Paul Schrader’s auteur-to-edge lord trajectory

By Alex Rollins Berg | February 19, 2025

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