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    Infidelity Thrillers: Seven Great Books Built Around Cheating Spouses and Affairs

    Nothing raises the stakes like a spot of adultery.

    March 24, 2021  By Peter Swanson
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    The Joys of Populating Your Historical Novel with Real Life Art World Figures

    I needed authenticity in my historical novel. So I filled it to the brim with the artists and iconoclasts of the 1960s New York art scene.

    March 24, 2021  By Helen A. Harrison
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    The Best Spy Novels Written by Spies, According to a Spy

    Alma Katsu, author and retired intelligence professional, looks at the world of espionage fiction written by spies.

    March 23, 2021  By Alma Katsu
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    How the Dutch Practice of Blindfolding Teenagers and Leaving Them in the Woods Inspired One Expat Writer To Write a Thriller

    Nina Siegal lived in the Netherlands for fifteen years before she learned about the "droppings."

    March 23, 2021  By Nina Siegal
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    Jacqueline Winspear: How I Became A Mystery Writer While Breaking Every Rule

    The author of the iconic Maisie Dobbs series remembers her early days as an author and questions the nature of genre.

    March 23, 2021  By Jacqueline Winspear
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    Can Novelists Predict the Future?

    Thriller authors aren't prophets—but sometimes, their writing ends up eerily close to events to come.

    March 23, 2021  By Joel C. Rosenberg
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    Hiding in Plain Sight: How Criminals Use Public Perception to Commit Crimes

    What did Ted Bundy and Bernie Madoff have in common? They knew how to keep up an appearance.

    March 22, 2021  By Nick Martell
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    An Anti-Hero Who Poses a Question: Who Are The Real Criminals In The Opioid Epidemic?

    "The opioid epidemic is a web that has been carefully created and meticulously woven by healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical companies, politicians, lawmakers and legislators."

    March 22, 2021  By Christina McDonald
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    What Exactly Is Texas Noir?

    "A sense of place cannot be underestimated. Texas, for better or worse, and often the latter, is its own place...The word "Texas" is as much an adjectival accelerant as is noir."

    March 19, 2021  By Rod Davis
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    Betrayal Is Timeless: The Evolution of George Smiley 

    In 1961, John le Carré's readers were introduced to a new kind of spy, a “breathtakingly ordinary” man.

    March 19, 2021  By Bruce Riordan
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