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October 07, 2022

REVIEW: Scott Turow's New Novel Features a Female Police Chief with Some Problems

October 07, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Scott Turow's New Novel Features a Female Police Chief with Some Problems

The Sketchy Accusations that She Exchanged Sex for Promotions are Only the Beginning

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October 07, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Thrillers, Scott Turow
August 26, 2021

REVIEW: A Lyrical Thriller Set at a Luxury Fishing Lodge, Where Something Isn't Right

August 26, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Lyrical Thriller Set at a Luxury Fishing Lodge, Where Something Isn't Right

One Key Question: Why Do You Need a Code to Leave the Lodge?

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August 26, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Thrillers, Fishing Lodges, Literary Thrillers
March 26, 2020

REVIEW: 'The Last Tourist' Brings Back One of the Great Modern Espionage Heroes

March 26, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: 'The Last Tourist' Brings Back One of the Great Modern Espionage Heroes

CIA Assassin Milo Weaver Has Returned to Practice His Dark Arts, and it is Good to Have Him Back

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March 26, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Espionage, Thrillers
August 27, 2019

REVIEW: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is Back--and So is Her Evil Twin Sister

August 27, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is Back--and So is Her Evil Twin Sister

A Highly Satisfying New Installment of the Much Beloved Thriller Series

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August 27, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Thrillers
August 30, 2017

Q&A: Marcia Clark on Her New Thriller, with a Defense-Lawyer Heroine

August 30, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Marcia Clark on Her New Thriller, with a Defense-Lawyer Heroine

The Onetime O.J. Simpson Prosecutor Looks at a Trial From the Other Side

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August 30, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Marica Clark, Thrillers, Defense Attorneys
July 07, 2017

Q&A: Jessica Strawser on 'Almost Missed You,' a Marriage-Centered Thriller

July 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Jessica Strawser on 'Almost Missed You,' a Marriage-Centered Thriller

Exploring the Mysteries of Close Family Relationships

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July 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Thrillers, Marriage, Publishing
May 09, 2017

NEWS: What is Bill Clinton Up to? Writing a Thriller With James Patterson

May 09, 2017/ Adam Cohen
NEWS: What is Bill Clinton Up to? Writing a Thriller With James Patterson

A Rare Foray Into Fiction by a Former President

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May 09, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Thrillers
August 03, 2016

Q&A: Lili Wright Talks About Plotting Thrillers, Writing About Mexico, and Turning Truth into Fiction

August 03, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Lili Wright Talks About Plotting Thrillers, Writing About Mexico, and Turning Truth into Fiction

And Why She Finds Male Characters Easier to Write than Female Ones

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August 03, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Mexico, Thrillers, Writing Techniques
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