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    Sympathetic Villains: Five Psychopaths We Pity, Root For, and Identify With

    Sympathetic Villains: Five Psychopaths We Pity, Root For, and Identify With

    "What happens when those who commit crimes are humanized?"

    By Elizabeth Macneal | August 13, 2019

    Kuala Lumpur Noir

    Kuala Lumpur Noir

    Scandals, Assassinations, Murders and a New Malaysian Sense of Noir

    By Paul French | August 12, 2019

    Learning to Appreciate John Buchan for More Than <em>The Thirty-Nine Steps</em>

    Learning to Appreciate John Buchan for More Than The Thirty-Nine Steps

    The author's granddaughter discovers a rich literary legacy.

    By Ursula Buchan | August 12, 2019

    Steve Cavanagh on Writing Legal Thrillers for the Little Guy—and Serial Con Artists

    Steve Cavanagh on Writing Legal Thrillers for the Little Guy—and Serial Con Artists

    A world of lawyers, mobsters, and con men who always punch up.

    By Daneet Steffens | August 12, 2019

    How <em>North by Northwest</em> Changed Cinema Forever

    How North by Northwest Changed Cinema Forever

    A much-abused gray suit + Cold War shenanigans = a template for decades of midcentury action fare.

    By Derek Milman | August 6, 2019

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

    The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

    By Camille LeBlanc | August 2, 2019

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    • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
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    • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
    • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
    • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
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    • The Rouse

    Towards a New Canon of Technothrillers

    By Tom Chatfield | August 2, 2019

    12 New Books You Should Read This August

    By CrimeReads | August 1, 2019

    6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

    By Stephen Hunter | August 1, 2019

    The Rise of the Corporate Thriller

    The Rise of the Corporate Thriller

    6 workplace thrillers guaranteed to make you feel better about your job.

    By Chandler Baker | July 30, 2019

    July's Best Debut Crime Novels and Thrillers

    July's Best Debut Crime Novels and Thrillers

    First-Time Novelists Making Notable Debuts

    By CrimeReads | July 26, 2019

    The Great Cold War Thrillers: Tension, Action, and Moral Ambiguity

    The Great Cold War Thrillers: Tension, Action, and Moral Ambiguity

    "When we look across the Iron curtain we see shadows of ourselves, people almost like us who live in an inverted world."

    By Owen Matthews | July 25, 2019

    Crime Fiction in the Time of Brexit

    Crime Fiction in the Time of Brexit

    Crime fiction is capturing the bitter comedy of Brexit. Here are five novels of politics on the edge.

    By Maggie Gee | July 25, 2019

    Task Lyst

    Task Lyst

    Scott Hylbert

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 25, 2019

    July's Best International Crime Fiction

    July's Best International Crime Fiction

    Nordic Noir, Corruption in Rome, and Locked Doors in Japan

    By CrimeReads | July 24, 2019

    Far-Flung Thrillers for World Travelers

    Far-Flung Thrillers for World Travelers

    A good book makes the best companion for international travel.

    By Daniel Nieh | July 24, 2019

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