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

Towards a New Canon of Technothrillers

Towards a New Canon of Technothrillers

Cyberpunk, hacker noir, dystopias aplenty, and retrofuturism galore!

By Tom Chatfield | August 2, 2019

12 New Books You Should Read This August

12 New Books You Should Read This August

The Month's Best Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | August 1, 2019

6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

"Gunfights are chaos events...Nothing is clear, no one is heroic, self-urination is quite common."

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

Best Reviewed
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  • Stations
  • West of Loveland
  • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
  • Sweet Pea
  • The Pen: A Human History
  • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
  • Gloria Don't Speak
  • The Heights
  • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

July's Best Debut Crime Novels and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | July 26, 2019

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

By Owen Matthews | July 25, 2019

Crime Fiction in the Time of Brexit

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

Consider the Airport Thriller

Consider the Airport Thriller

It's time to reimagine the novels we read on airplanes.

By David Bell | July 22, 2019

Now Streaming in Crime: Nazi Hunters, Boston Noir, and the Most Chilling Movie Ever

Now Streaming in Crime: Nazi Hunters, Boston Noir, and the Most Chilling Movie Ever

A Crime and Mystery Lover's Guide to What's New to Streaming

By Camille LeBlanc | July 19, 2019

Pinkerton Spy, Feminist Icon

Pinkerton Spy, Feminist Icon

Meet Kate Warne, America's first female detective and spy, who thwarted an assassination plot on Lincoln.

By Nile Cappello | July 18, 2019

Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

Drugs, Gangs, Expats...and Crime Literature on the Rise

By Paul French | July 15, 2019

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