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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:
19 YA Novels Perfect For Mystery and Thriller Fans

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

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

By Jefferson Morley | June 9, 2022

The Cold War Boudoir: Bugs, Wigs, and Wiretaps

By Caroline Woods | June 9, 2022

When the House Talks Back: Environments that Transform into Full-Fledged Characters

By John David Mann | June 8, 2022

The Mysterious Case of the CIA's Man in Moscow

The Mysterious Case of the CIA's Man in Moscow

Alexander Ogorodnik was recruited in a Turkish bath in Bogotá, Colombia. Then, he was summoned back to Moscow.

By Howard Blum | June 8, 2022

M. P. Woodward: Why It Took Me Twenty Years To Write My First Spy Thriller

M. P. Woodward: Why It Took Me Twenty Years To Write My First Spy Thriller

How changing technology motivated a former naval intelligence officer to revisit his dreams of writing fiction.

By M. P. Woodward | June 6, 2022

A List of Feminist Thrillers

A List of Feminist Thrillers

"To me, a feminist thriller explores the experiences of women in the real world."

By Nora Murphy | May 31, 2022

What Is It Like to Live in One of the Oldest Houses in America?

What Is It Like to Live in One of the Oldest Houses in America?

It may be haunted, but the ghosts are rather benign...

By Glenn Cooper | May 31, 2022

Tenet, Revisited: Why Christopher Nolan’s Most Difficult Film Deserves a Second Chance

Tenet, Revisited: Why Christopher Nolan’s Most Difficult Film Deserves a Second Chance

John David Washington and Robert Pattinson in a time-travel espionage caper – this warrants another viewing.

By Nick Kolakowski | May 26, 2022

The 10 Most Captivating Apocalypse Novels

The 10 Most Captivating Apocalypse Novels

"All doomsday stories essentially ask the same central dramatic question: at the end of it all, what really mattered?"

By David Yoon | May 25, 2022

What Happens When Britain's Secret Spies Aren't So Secret Anymore?

What Happens When Britain's Secret Spies Aren't So Secret Anymore?

Britain's legendarily cloistered intelligence agencies are making an effort toward openness and inclusivity. What are we to make of it?

By James Wolff | May 25, 2022

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