• Espionage/Thriller

    Bad Gays in Good Books

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

    June 16, 2021  By P. J. Vernon
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    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.

    June 16, 2021  By Brian Masaru Hayashi
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    What Makes a Killer Plot Twist?

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

    June 14, 2021  By Taylor Adams
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    The Bullet

    Iris Johansen

    "'You were right, Nalam,' Ralph Daniels said as soon as Joshua Nalam picked up his call."

    June 9, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    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...

    June 8, 2021  By Dwyer Murphy
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    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.

    June 4, 2021  By Margalit Fox
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    City on the Edge

    David Swinson

    "It was painstaking work, creating that fort out of a large thicket at the bottom of the hill."

    June 4, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Finding Inspiration for Speculative Fiction in the History of Reproduction

    On self-conception, virgin birth, and deep male anxieties.

    June 3, 2021  By Sara Flannery Murphy
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    Six Great Literary Thrillers About Espionage, Spies, and Double Agents

    Finding great fiction in the moral ambiguity of the spy.

    June 2, 2021  By Rebecca Starford
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    On DNA and Crime Fiction

    Modern genetic testing can reunite families, uncover secrets, diagnose diseases, catch real-life criminals—and, of course, provide endless plot ideas for fiction.

    May 31, 2021  By David Housewright
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