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Six Novels Featuring Adoptions Gone Awry

Six Novels Featuring Adoptions Gone Awry

An adoption is full of stories. And literature is full of adoptions.

By R.J. Hoffman | April 12, 2021

The Women of the OSS:<br> On The Pioneering American Spies of WWII

The Women of the OSS:
On The Pioneering American Spies of WWII

35% of those serving in the OSS, the precursor to the CIA, were women, and yet their stories have only begun to be told.

By Jane Healey | April 9, 2021

Lord of Order

Lord of Order

Brett Riley

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 9, 2021

The Hidden History of Women and the IRA

The Hidden History of Women and the IRA

"Perhaps we prefer to believe that the girls and women of the IRA and other radical groups were somehow tricked into joining, that they were naïve, that a man was somewhere in the background pulling the strings."

By Flynn Berry | April 8, 2021

Northern Spy

Northern Spy

Flynn Berry

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 6, 2021

Five Fearless Female WWII Spies and Resistors

Five Fearless Female WWII Spies and Resistors

Operating behind enemy lines, women took on some of the war effort's most dangerous clandestine work.

By Erika Robuck | April 2, 2021

Best Reviewed
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What's The Difference Between a Thriller and a Mystery? Pacing.

By Allison Brennan | March 31, 2021

Stranger Than Fiction: Bigamy, Jealousy, and Foul Play from the Annals of True Crime

By Shelly Ellis | March 31, 2021

Revisiting The Anderson Tapes, Sidney Lumet's Wisely Paranoid Heist Film, 50 Years Later

By Jesse Pasternack | March 26, 2021

The Best New Books Out in Paperback This March

The Best New Books Out in Paperback This March

Wondering what to pick for book club? Try one of these affordable, buzz-worthy titles.

By CrimeReads | March 26, 2021

The Best Spy Novels Written by Spies, According to a Spy

The Best Spy Novels Written by Spies, According to a Spy

Alma Katsu, author and retired intelligence professional, looks at the world of espionage fiction written by spies.

By Alma Katsu | March 23, 2021

Can Novelists Predict the Future?

Can Novelists Predict the Future?

Thriller authors aren't prophets—but sometimes, their writing ends up eerily close to events to come.

By Joel C. Rosenberg | March 23, 2021

Betrayal Is Timeless: The Evolution of George Smiley

Betrayal Is Timeless: The Evolution of George Smiley

In 1961, John le Carré's readers were introduced to a new kind of spy, a “breathtakingly ordinary” man.

By Bruce Riordan | March 19, 2021

Women Have Always Been The Strongest Part of the Resistance

Women Have Always Been The Strongest Part of the Resistance

My parents-in-law met fighting the Nazis. Their story inspired me to seek out others of women who refused to give up the struggle.

By Doug Gold | March 19, 2021

This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch <em>The Fugitive</em>

This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch The Fugitive

Most people don't realize that the beloved thriller is a "Saint Patrick's Day movie," or even what that means, but it is. Oh, it is.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2021

Cipher Girls: The Women Who Cracked Hitler's Codes

Cipher Girls: The Women Who Cracked Hitler's Codes

Thousands of women contributed to the codebreaking efforts at Bletchley Park. Few were honored in their time.

By Kate Quinn | March 12, 2021

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