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My First Thriller: Lee Child

My First Thriller: Lee Child

How the creator of Jack Reacher got fired, started writing, found a pen name, found an agent, and launched a new career.

By Rick Pullen | April 2, 2020

These Are Plot Descriptions of Actual Episodes from the 1960s Spy Television Series <em>The Man From U.N.C.L.E</em>, and Wow they are… Insane

These Are Plot Descriptions of Actual Episodes from the 1960s Spy Television Series The Man From U.N.C.L.E, and Wow they are… Insane

Sometimes the best medicine is bonkers 60s spycraft.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 1, 2020

Hour of the Assassin

Hour of the Assassin

Matthew Quirk

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 1, 2020

Your Guide to What's Streaming in April: Crime Edition

Your Guide to What's Streaming in April: Crime Edition

All the new shows and movies you need to get through a month of social distancing.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 30, 2020

Killing Eve: Die For Me

Killing Eve: Die For Me

Luke Jennings

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 30, 2020

5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

Travel the world with these far-flung mysteries....

By CrimeReads | March 19, 2020

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In the Emergency Room, Doctors Need Detective Skills—And Empathy

By Chris Bohjalian | March 17, 2020

The Evolution of the "Mildly Autistic Super-Detective"

By Zack Budryk | March 11, 2020

Dr. Lise Meitner: The Mystery of the Disappearing Physicist

By Jan Eliasberg | March 11, 2020

Crime and the City: Saigon

Crime and the City: Saigon

In the long shadow of Graham Greene's The Quiet American, a city's crime fiction scene thrives.

By Paul French | March 9, 2020

The Art of Letting Your Heroes Get Beat Up Now and Again

The Art of Letting Your Heroes Get Beat Up Now and Again

Sometimes the most powerful thing an author can do is kick a guy when he's down.

By John McMahon | March 6, 2020

Paul Vidich on Cold War Espionage, a CIA Cover-Up, and a Family Tragedy

Paul Vidich on Cold War Espionage, a CIA Cover-Up, and a Family Tragedy

The author's uncle was dosed with LSD and died outside a New York City hotel. Now, he's exploring that crime in a new thriller.

By Kevin Larimer | March 6, 2020

How to Write Believable, Realistic, and Responsible Violence

How to Write Believable, Realistic, and Responsible Violence

A thriller author shares 7 lessons for writing violence.

By Ed Ruggero | March 3, 2020

VICTIM 2117

VICTIM 2117

Jussi Adler-Olsen

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 2, 2020

A Brief History of Sex and Espionage

A Brief History of Sex and Espionage

How lust, emotional intimacy, and honeypots influence spy games and shape the world order.

By Michael Smith | February 28, 2020

The Last Day

The Last Day

Andrew Hunter Murray

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 28, 2020

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