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Eight Books Based on Real Female Spies

No one expected women—especially women of a certain age—to be working in espionage. This invisibility made them highly effective spies.

Andrea Camilleri: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

A tour through Inspector Salvo Montalbano's Sicily and the life and works of an Italian mystery icon.

6 Cozy Mysteries Told From a Cat’s Purr-spective

In these series, cats are the real sleuths, and humans are just there to do their bidding.

Mystery in the Mountains: 10 Novels Set in the High Country of the American West

In these mysteries, the rugged terrain and unforgiving elements become characters central to the story.

Five Books Featuring Paintings That Reveal Emotional Truths About Their Characters

"Books that grapple with visual art tend to be grappling with these very concepts, the culmination of which is, most often, mortality itself."

In Praise of the Slow-Burn Suspense of South and East Asian Thrillers

There's a new wave of thrillers coming out of South and East Asia, and they're radically different from their Western counterparts.

A Reader’s Guide to Crime and Suspense Fiction on the River

Why some of crime fiction's best stories are set on rivers.

Binge-Worthy Characters in Books and on the Screen

How to create characters who will make a deep connection over a long-running series.

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

Six Great Novels with Mysterious Protagonists

Secretive, questionable, and all around untrustworthy main characters make for unforgettable thrillers.

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No one expected women—especially women of a certain age—to be working in espionage. This invisibility made them highly effective spies.

A tour through Inspector Salvo Montalbano's Sicily and the life and works of an Italian mystery icon.

In these series, cats are the real sleuths, and humans are just there to do their bidding.

In these mysteries, the rugged terrain and unforgiving elements become characters central to the story.

"Books that grapple with visual art tend to be grappling with these very concepts, the culmination of which is, most often, mortality itself."

There's a new wave of thrillers coming out of South and East Asia, and they're radically different from their Western counterparts.

Why some of crime fiction's best stories are set on rivers.

How to create characters who will make a deep connection over a long-running series.

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

Secretive, questionable, and all around untrustworthy main characters make for unforgettable thrillers.

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