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    Believe It or Not: Blending Real and Unreal in Fiction Thrillers

    Believe It or Not: Blending Real and Unreal in Fiction Thrillers

    "Fact or fiction? Does it pass the smell test of believability?"

    By Victor Acquista | August 24, 2022

    Traitor's Dance

    Traitor's Dance

    Jeff Abbott

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 23, 2022

    Two August Thrillers That Complicate the Definition of Victim

    Two August Thrillers That Complicate the Definition of Victim

    A close reading of Complicit, by Winnie M. Li, and The Last Housewife, by Ashley Winstead

    By Samantha Ladwig | August 23, 2022

    Almost Two Centuries of Impossible Crimes: Locked Rooms in Detective Fiction

    Almost Two Centuries of Impossible Crimes: Locked Rooms in Detective Fiction

    Katharine Schellman on “the grandest game in the world.”

    By Katharine Schellman | August 23, 2022

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | August 22, 2022

    The Secret Society I (Almost) Joined

    The Secret Society I (Almost) Joined

    "Didn’t I want the benefits? Didn’t I want to join?"

    By Catherine McKenzie | August 22, 2022

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    The History of the Florida Everglades Is a History of Crime and Mystery

    By T.L. Finlay | August 22, 2022

    Why Write About a Place That’s Not On the Map?

    By Adria Bernardi | August 22, 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This August

    By Molly Odintz | August 19, 2022

    Bad Mutha: On the Life and Art of Isaac Hayes

    Bad Mutha: On the Life and Art of Isaac Hayes

    How the composer, actor, and Black Moses soul man put his indelible stamp on the culture.

    By Michael Gonzales | August 19, 2022

    A Few Long-Running Mystery Series Set in the World of Antiques and Collectibles

    A Few Long-Running Mystery Series Set in the World of Antiques and Collectibles

    Zac Bissonnette on a micro-world of intrigue and obsession

    By Zac Bissonnette | August 19, 2022

    Can the Tech Industry Be Trusted to Police Itself?

    Can the Tech Industry Be Trusted to Police Itself?

    Why the largely self-regulated world of venture-backed start-ups has spawned some of the most intriguing criminal scandals.

    By Mike Trigg | August 19, 2022

    All The Dangerous Things Ryan La Sala Has Done In The Name of Research

    All The Dangerous Things Ryan La Sala Has Done In The Name of Research

    On trespassing, fraud, theft, impersonation, lying, potential arson....and beekeeping.

    By Ryan La Sala | August 18, 2022

    The Lost History of America's Traveling

    The Lost History of America's Traveling "Ghost Shows"

    Ghost shows were a hybrid of movie, magic act and séance and they ruled late nights across America

    By Keith Roysdon | August 18, 2022

    The Freedom to Write Less Likeable Characters in Crime Fiction

    The Freedom to Write Less Likeable Characters in Crime Fiction

    "I love that main characters can behave badly in thrillers, or even be the perpetrator themselves."

    By S. C. Lalli | August 18, 2022

    Summer's Best Debut Novels

    Summer's Best Debut Novels

    The season's best crime, mystery, and thrillers from first-time authors.

    By CrimeReads | August 17, 2022

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