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    The Greatest True Spy Stories

    The Greatest True Spy Stories

    A look at some of the wildest, most revelatory nonfiction books about espionage and the life of spies.

    By Ava Glass | August 2, 2022

    On The Comforts, and Limits, of Disaster Preparedness

    On The Comforts, and Limits, of Disaster Preparedness

    "You can prep all you want and have fun doing it. But it’s impossible to prepare for the worst. The worst has too many faces."

    By Brooke Beyfuss | July 28, 2022

    Why Are Online Games So Addictive? Because They're Designed to Be.

    Why Are Online Games So Addictive? Because They're Designed to Be.

    "Today’s games have been honed by the manufacturer’s team of behavioral psychologists and lots of experimentation..."

    By Lisa Black | July 25, 2022

    Top Secret: The Allure of the Confidential File

    Top Secret: The Allure of the Confidential File

    "A file stamped confidential will always be a temptation, an invitation to peek into lives and stories we’re not supposed to see..."

    By Anika Scott | July 12, 2022

    Munich: Raise a Beer to Southern German Crime Writing

    Munich: Raise a Beer to Southern German Crime Writing

    Crime and the City visits the Bavarian capital

    By Paul French | July 11, 2022

    A Question of Character: On James Patterson and Diversity in Crime Fiction

    A Question of Character: On James Patterson and Diversity in Crime Fiction

    What makes crime fiction today so exciting is the diversity and complexity of characters.

    By E.A. Aymar | July 5, 2022

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    All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

    All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

    While the director is often tied up with body horror, the great themes of espionage fiction are present in nearly all his work.

    By Zach Vasquez | June 21, 2022

    Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

    Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

    "[W]hether you’re writing a heist book, or a thriller, the thought process is the same."

    By Molly Odintz | June 21, 2022

    Summer Fiction Preview: <br>19 YA Novels Perfect For Mystery and Thriller Fans

    Summer Fiction Preview:
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    Gothics, whodunnits, psychologicals, historicals, and more than one parody of Fire Fest.

    By Molly Odintz | June 16, 2022

    My First Thriller: Steven James

    My First Thriller: Steven James

    How the bestselling author moves between serial killer novels and Sunday school stories.

    By Rick Pullen | June 16, 2022

    The Disposable Spy: Or, How To Get Away With Revealing Agency Secrets In a Novel

    The Disposable Spy: Or, How To Get Away With Revealing Agency Secrets In a Novel

    The trick is to have your spies embrace "techniques that used to be valuable, but are probably hardly ever employed these days."

    By Richard A. Clarke | June 14, 2022

    Missed Targets: Seven Attempted Assassination Thrillers

    Missed Targets: Seven Attempted Assassination Thrillers

    "[W]hile [these titles] might take license with the details of history, they remained faithful to the important facts and the big ideas"

    By William Martin | June 10, 2022

    How the CIA's Cuba Debacles Brought the Future Watergate Conspirators Together

    How the CIA's Cuba Debacles Brought the Future Watergate Conspirators Together

    Jefferson Morley on the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs, the CIA's evolving plans in Cuba, and the people the Agency brought together.

    By Jefferson Morley | June 9, 2022

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