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Ciphers, Codes, Challenges: 8 Thrillers That Feature Puzzles

Ciphers, Codes, Challenges: 8 Thrillers That Feature Puzzles

S. C. Godfrey recommends Stella Sands, Janice Hallett, Jeff Macfee, and more

By S. C. Godfrey | August 11, 2026

Ian Fleming Didn't Want Bond to have an

Ian Fleming Didn't Want Bond to have an "American-shaped head"

A recently discovered piece of correspondence reveals Fleming's thoughts on how Bond should look, in the comic-strip adaptation of the 007 novels

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 6, 2026

100 Years of Russian Espionage in the U.S.

100 Years of Russian Espionage in the U.S.

Robert McCaw chronicles a century of Russian spy operations - and some very high profile arrests - in the U.S.

By Robert McCaw | July 23, 2026

Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction To Check Out This Summer

Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction To Check Out This Summer

Featuring new and upcoming titles from Robyn Gigl, Joshua Moehling, Lev A.C. Rosen, Birdie Horne, and more

By Queer Crime Writers | July 20, 2026

How to Successfully Collaborate on a Thriller with a Big Idea

How to Successfully Collaborate on a Thriller with a Big Idea

Michael Newman and Jon Land discuss throwback thrillers, alien encounters, and co-writing a novel.

By Jon Land | July 17, 2026

Hilary Davidson on Writing a Crime Novel About the Public Relations Industry

Hilary Davidson on Writing a Crime Novel About the Public Relations Industry

The author of Every Lie I Told in conversation with Nancie Clare

By Nancie Clare | July 16, 2026

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By Molly Odintz | July 15, 2026

5 Suspense Novels Driven by Female Ambition and Competition

By Kelsey Cox | July 9, 2026

Suspenseful and Escapist: 5 Thrillers to Read at the Beach This Summer

By Daniel Kenitz | July 8, 2026

Jack Murphy on Modern Military Thrillers, Tech Moguls, and Sniper Safaris

Jack Murphy on Modern Military Thrillers, Tech Moguls, and Sniper Safaris

The author of The Most Dangerous Man in conversation with I.S. Berry

By I. S. Berry | June 24, 2026

Jessica Payne on Antiheroes, Gender, and the Rise of Female Pyschopaths in Fiction

Jessica Payne on Antiheroes, Gender, and the Rise of Female Pyschopaths in Fiction

The author of Somebody Worth Killing unpacks the complex allure of the morally gray woman

By Jessica Payne | June 19, 2026

5 Propulsive Thrillers Featuring Trauma, Reunions, and Lingering Pasts

5 Propulsive Thrillers Featuring Trauma, Reunions, and Lingering Pasts

Jaclyn Goldis recommends Liz Moore, Riley Sager, and more

By Jaclyn Goldis | June 17, 2026

Beau L’Amour and Ryan Pote Discuss a Long Legacy of Thrillers

Beau L’Amour and Ryan Pote Discuss a Long Legacy of Thrillers

A conversation between the authors of the new thrillers, 'Skyring Water' and 'The Ghost City'

By Beau L'Amour | June 17, 2026

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

Javier Bardem has some thoughts. But also, vampires! And gothic soft-core rain stuff!

By Dwyer Murphy | June 12, 2026

How Gender and Technology Intersect in Fiction and Film

How Gender and Technology Intersect in Fiction and Film

Cleo Ballard on women in sci-fi, technothrillers, and the fraught rise of artificial intelligence

By Cleo Ballard | June 12, 2026

The American Archeologists Who Created a WWII Intelligence Network in Greece

The American Archeologists Who Created a WWII Intelligence Network in Greece

An excerpt from The American School of Spies by Stephen Talty

By Stephen Talty | June 9, 2026

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