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They've Seen the Future And They Don't Like It: The Year's Best Scifi Noir (So Far)

They've Seen the Future And They Don't Like It: The Year's Best Scifi Noir (So Far)

8 New SciFi Noirs And Near-Future Dystopias That Portray a Bleak Future Modeled on a Harsh Present

By Molly Odintz | September 28, 2021

How the CIA Actually Recruits an Agent to Spy on His Own Country

How the CIA Actually Recruits an Agent to Spy on His Own Country

Douglas London spent his career with the CIA. Here, he remembers the first agent he ever recruited overseas.

By Douglas London | September 28, 2021

The Real-Life Political Scandal That Inspired Jean-Patrick Manchette's First Thriller

The Real-Life Political Scandal That Inspired Jean-Patrick Manchette's First Thriller

In 1965, a Moroccan politician was arrested by French police, then never seen again. Amidst the international uproar, one author was paying close attention.

By Gary Indiana | September 28, 2021

The Best New Crime Books Out in Paperback This Month

The Best New Crime Books Out in Paperback This Month

Featuring new releases from Sophie Hannah, Preston & Child, John Banville, Craig Johnson, and more.

By CrimeReads | September 28, 2021

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 | September 27, 2021

Speculative Thrillers That Blur the Line Between Physics and Philosophy

Speculative Thrillers That Blur the Line Between Physics and Philosophy

"A border is crossed when abstractions like these—predestination and omniscience—become achievable engineering goals. We feel a shiver."

By James Kennedy | September 27, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Love in the Bookshop: A Mystery Writer's Ode to Bookstore Romances

By Mimi Granger | September 27, 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

By Dwyer Murphy | September 24, 2021

YA Mysteries:
The Prep School Edition

By Gabriella Lepore | September 24, 2021

Motive Is the Core of Mystery

Motive Is the Core of Mystery

7 mysteries in which motivation is the driving force of the narrative.

By Emilia Bernhard | September 24, 2021

Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

In the podcast "Songs in The Key of Death," murder ballads tell a complex story about depictions of murdered and murderous women

By Ashawnta Jackson | September 23, 2021

Edwin Torres’ Way

Edwin Torres’ Way

A look back on the life and work of the Nuyorican author of Carlito’s Way, Q&A, and After Hours

By Richie Narvaez | September 23, 2021

September's Best New International Crime Fiction

September's Best New International Crime Fiction

Scandinavian serial killers, French asylums, and Italian missed connections

By Molly Odintz | September 23, 2021

Finding the Mystery in Epic Fantasy

Finding the Mystery in Epic Fantasy

"Mysteries lie within (almost) every story and this is doubly true within the pages of fantasy novels."

By Ryan Van Loan | September 23, 2021

Why Noir and Science Fiction Are Still a Perfect Pairing

Why Noir and Science Fiction Are Still a Perfect Pairing

"What science fiction can add to noir is a vision of another way of life. Noir provides the critique, and science fiction the possibility of change."

By Lincoln Michel | September 22, 2021

Ten Criminal Characters Motivated by Good Intentions

Ten Criminal Characters Motivated by Good Intentions

These literary characters do the wrong things for the right (or at least understandable) reasons.

By Kerry Anne King | September 22, 2021

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