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    William Boyd on the Allure of the Literary Spy Novel

    William Boyd on the Allure of the Literary Spy Novel

    "I feel that the world of espionage is actually the human condition writ large. We’ve all betrayed people. We've all lied to people."

    By Kevin Canfield | December 9, 2024

    How Do You Punish a Machine?

    How Do You Punish a Machine?

    (And why would you need to?)

    By Graham Brown | November 21, 2024

    License to Thrill: The Real and the Unreal in Spy Fiction

    License to Thrill: The Real and the Unreal in Spy Fiction

    Michael Idov on the spy novelist's sleight of hand tricks.

    By Michael Idov | November 19, 2024

    From the Foreign Service to the World of Thrillers

    From the Foreign Service to the World of Thrillers

    Mel Harrison on mining his career in the diplomatic service for fiction.

    By Mel Harrison | November 18, 2024

    Navigating ‘Dark Space’: How Rob Hart and Alex Segura Mashed Up Spy and Speculative Fiction

    Navigating ‘Dark Space’: How Rob Hart and Alex Segura Mashed Up Spy and Speculative Fiction

    An interview with Hart and Segura, authors of a new genre-bending novel.

    By Nick Kolakowski | November 4, 2024

    Resurrecting Christopher Marlowe As a Queer Icon

    Resurrecting Christopher Marlowe As a Queer Icon

    Hesse Phillips on using historical fiction to commune with the dead and investigate a 400-year-old murder mystery

    By Hesse Phillips | October 22, 2024

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    The Best (and Most Cynical) Fixers in Fiction

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    Robert Dugoni on a Life of Writing

    Robert Dugoni on a Life of Writing

    The bestselling author recounts the roller coaster at the beginning of his career and lessons learned along the way.

    By Rick Pullen | October 9, 2024

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    Six Sci-Fi Thrillers About AI

    Six Sci-Fi Thrillers About AI

    "While stories with Artificial Intelligence engaged as criminals, detectives, defenders, or victims may not always fit the traditional tropes of the crime genre, the possibilities create amazing thrillers."

    By Lois Melbourne | September 13, 2024

    Empathy and Crime Fiction: How Do You Make Readers Root for the “Unrootable”?

    Empathy and Crime Fiction: How Do You Make Readers Root for the “Unrootable”?

    Steve Hamilton on the magic of fiction.

    By Steve Hamilton | September 9, 2024

    Why Thrillers Matter

    Why Thrillers Matter

    "[W]hen heroes defeat villains...they also defeat the worst in ourselves."

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    Ava Glass: Me and the Spies

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