• Espionage/Thriller

    Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some Books

    In his new column, Gabino Iglesias zeroes in on new books from Steve Cavanagh, Jean Echenoz, and Hannah Deitch.

    March 31, 2025  By Gabino Iglesias
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    The Age of Discontentment: Tess Gerritsen on Senior Crime Solvers and Subverting Expectations

    The author discusses the latest novel in her new series, The Martini Club.

    March 26, 2025  By John B. Valeri
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    A Brief History of 1970s Disaster Movies

    The special effects were sometimes lacking, but the stars sure turned out for these thrillers about things blowing up, catching fire, and falling apart.

    March 21, 2025  By Keith Roysdon
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    How a Career as a Diplomat Informed a Life as a Writer

    "[D]iplomatic life can look charming and elegant in movies. In reality, it can prove dangerous and stressful. What does this have to do with writing? Everything."

    March 12, 2025  By Stephen Holgate
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    How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller

    Gillian McAllister on the recalibration of high-octane thrillers.

    February 25, 2025  By Gillian McAllister
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    Political Thrillers: Where the Good Guys Don’t Always Win

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

    February 25, 2025  By Mike Lawson
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    Tinker Tailor Soldier... Shifgrethor

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

    February 24, 2025  By Calvin Kasulke
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    7 Iconic Lone Wolf Protagonists

    These fictional (anti)heroes work alone. They do things their own way. And they never look for trouble, but trouble finds them anyway.

    February 7, 2025  By Andrew Welsh-Huggins
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    Spies as Storytellers: Crafting Aliases, Inventing People, and Weaving Tales from Information

    Suzanne Nelson on the history of storyteller spies in WWII.

    February 5, 2025  By Suzanne Nelson
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    Balancing Technical Jargon with Reader Engagement

    "Make sure a technical detail is critical to the story...then find the briefest way possible to describe it."

    February 5, 2025  By Nicholas Harvey
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