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    Seven Great Thrillers That Play With Form

    Seven Great Thrillers That Play With Form

    Transcripts, letters, news clippings...These novels ratchet up the suspense and character development with unexpected elements.

    By Amy Suiter Clarke | April 28, 2021

    Bone Rattle

    Bone Rattle

    Marc Cameron

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 28, 2021

    Meet Me In Another Life

    Meet Me In Another Life

    Catriona Silvey

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 27, 2021

    On the Dognapping Gangs that Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet who Fought Back

    On the Dognapping Gangs that Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet who Fought Back

    The tale of the most dramatic dognappinng of the 19th century, which sealed a romance and changed literary history.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | April 27, 2021

    Driving in the Dark: Getaway Drivers in Fiction and the Dark Side of the American Dream

    Driving in the Dark: Getaway Drivers in Fiction and the Dark Side of the American Dream

    The greatest getaway drivers in contemporary crime fiction.

    By Nick Kolakowski | April 27, 2021

    Nine Things Your Thriller Needs to Be Lean, Mean, and Exhilarating

    Nine Things Your Thriller Needs to Be Lean, Mean, and Exhilarating

    Meg Gardiner breaks down the essential elements of great thrillers.

    By Meg Gardiner | April 27, 2021

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    The LAPD's Secret History of Citizen Spying

    By Michael Nava | April 27, 2021

    The Amazing Tale of Fergus Hume and William Freeman; or, the Critic’s Comeuppance

    By Curtis Evans | April 26, 2021

    Psychological Thrillers and Domestic Suspense in the Pandemic Era: A Roundtable

    By Lisa Levy | April 26, 2021

    She's Your Man: A Ode To The Trouser Roles and Tenement Kids of the Gilded Age

    She's Your Man: A Ode To The Trouser Roles and Tenement Kids of the Gilded Age

    A historical novelist turns to the cross-dressing actresses of the turn of the century in crafting a fierce, independent sleuth.

    By Kathleen Marple Kalb | April 26, 2021

    Why <em>The Thomas Crown Affair</em> Is a Masterpiece of Surrealism

    Why The Thomas Crown Affair Is a Masterpiece of Surrealism

    The art heist film, which multiplies Maigrittes and melts Monets, plays with doubling, warping, and looping back, becoming a Surrealist artwork all on its own

    By Sabina Stent | April 23, 2021

    Denzel's Forgotten Florida Noir,

    Denzel's Forgotten Florida Noir, "Out of Time," Is Also a Perfect Pandemic Crime Movie

    It's a small island with some good friends, lots of adultery, and a very elaborate framing for murder. Welcome to Banyan Key.

    By David Masciotra | April 23, 2021

    The Creative Sherlock Holmes: Appreciating the Rational Thinker's Hidden Artistry

    The Creative Sherlock Holmes: Appreciating the Rational Thinker's Hidden Artistry

    "Art requires the challenge of intense focus yet the ability to simultaneously remain open."

    By Bonnie MacBird | April 23, 2021

    April's Best International Crime Fiction

    April's Best International Crime Fiction

    Tales of vengeance, epic crime sagas, missing tenants, and rather awful vacations.

    By Molly Odintz | April 22, 2021

    Wallace Stroby on Life, Death, and Noir on the Jersey Shore

    Wallace Stroby on Life, Death, and Noir on the Jersey Shore

    In Heaven's a Lie, a woman's split-second decision throws her life into a desperate and electrifying tailspin.

    By Cullen Gallagher | April 22, 2021

    Hackers, Home Devices, and Technology’s Slow Creep Into Domesticity

    Hackers, Home Devices, and Technology’s Slow Creep Into Domesticity

    Smart homes and their many devices are increasingly popular—but will they bring us peace of mind?

    By Cate Holahan | April 22, 2021

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