• Espionage/Thriller

    The Power of the Twist

    Jakob Kerr on some of the best plot twists ever executed in mystery.

    January 27, 2025  By Jakob Kerr
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    The Russian Roots of American Crime Fiction—and the O.G.

    Joseph Finder on Gogol, Dostoyevsky, and the legacy of transgressive fiction.

    January 16, 2025  By Joseph Finder
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    The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2025

    80+ mysteries, thrillers, and horror novels to look forward to in the year ahead

    January 10, 2025  By Molly Odintz
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    5 Great Spy Novels Set in Small Towns

    Sometimes the greatest espionage adventures happen on the smallest possible stage.

    January 7, 2025  By Ryan Britt
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    Thrillers in the Time of Smartphones

    "Why does it make a plot feel realistic when our favorite conveniences work against us?"

    January 7, 2025  By Daniel Kenitz
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    Jane Pek on Meta-Mystery, Spy Thrillers, and Finding Her Story

    The author of 'The Rivals' discusses the progression of her AI dating app mysteries.

    January 2, 2025  By Elizabeth Held
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    M.W. Craven: An Englishman in New York

    How one author learned about the many varieties of getting pissed.

    December 17, 2024  By M. W. Craven
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    The Best Espionage Fiction of 2024

    Rounding up the year's best spy novels and slow-burn geopolitical thrillers.

    December 12, 2024  By CrimeReads 
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    Please, Don't Use AI to Solve Crimes

    'The problem occurs when we rely on its “thinking” to replace our thinking.'

    December 11, 2024  By Joshua Corin
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    William Boyd on the Allure of the Literary Spy Novel

    "I feel that the world of espionage is actually the human condition writ large. We’ve all betrayed people. We've all lied to people."

    December 9, 2024  By Kevin Canfield
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