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The Art of Rejection: How One Author Pushed Through 41 Rejections and Kept on Waiting for Life-Changing News

The Art of Rejection: How One Author Pushed Through 41 Rejections and Kept on Waiting for Life-Changing News

To achieve her dream, T.J. Newman first had to cope with the bad news, again and again.

By T.J. Newman | July 6, 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? July 4th Edition

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? July 4th Edition

Families on the run, gangsters in Berlin, and spies in Warsaw.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 2, 2021

Adam Diment Was a Swinging 60s Icon and the Prince of British Spy Fiction—Until He Disappeared

Adam Diment Was a Swinging 60s Icon and the Prince of British Spy Fiction—Until He Disappeared

Diment's sexed up spy novels were all the rage in 60s London. Then one day, he was gone.

By Luke Poling | July 2, 2021

7 Novels In Which The Dead Step In To Solve Their Own Murders

7 Novels In Which The Dead Step In To Solve Their Own Murders

These books center the experiences of murder victims by allowing them to tell their own stories.

By Hilary Davidson | July 2, 2021

A Quiet Hero: Why George Smiley Is and Always Has Been the Protagonist We Need

A Quiet Hero: Why George Smiley Is and Always Has Been the Protagonist We Need

"...a play in which the hero kept silent and everyone round him spoke incessantly"

By Neil Sharpson | July 1, 2021

Immortalizing Jack Reacher

Immortalizing Jack Reacher

Authors of long-running series face a difficult question: how should their characters age?

By J.A. Crawford | June 28, 2021

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June's Best International Crime Fiction

By Molly Odintz | June 25, 2021

The Lost History of Britain's Secret, Wildly Innovative Machine Built to Break Hitler's Prize Codes

By David A. Price | June 25, 2021

10 Thrillers That Revolve Around Grief

By Nicci French | June 23, 2021

The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.

By CrimeReads | June 17, 2021

Bad Gays in Good Books

Bad Gays in Good Books

"Shelves are only getting deeper. Books are only getting queerer. Characters are only getting realer."—P.J. Vernon

By P. J. Vernon | June 16, 2021

Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

A new study of three men and a tangled web of subversion, sabotage, and challenged loyalty.

By Brian Masaru Hayashi | June 16, 2021

What Makes a Killer Plot Twist?

What Makes a Killer Plot Twist?

One author's exploration of upended expectations, fair play, and stories that deliver what readers need.

By Taylor Adams | June 14, 2021

The Bullet

Iris Johansen

By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 9, 2021

The 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Team Is Reuniting. This Is the News I've Been Waiting For.

The 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Team Is Reuniting. This Is the News I've Been Waiting For.

There's a mole, right at the top of the Circus, and he's been there for years...

By Dwyer Murphy | June 8, 2021

The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

In Margalit Fox's new book, she tells the story of Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, who used spiritualism to cast a spell over their captors.

By Margalit Fox | June 4, 2021

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