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Vince Flynn

Book Collecting: The Thrill of the Hunt

By Spencer Kope

August 28, 2020

Unlike most book collectors, I know the exact year, month, and day that I started my collection. I almost know the hour. It was sometime on the morning of December 25, 1977, for it was that Christmas that I tore open the wrapping paper to find a leatherbound, boxed edition of the Lord of the…

The 10 Best Modern Western Characters

By Jon Land

July 31, 2020

When asked about my Caitlin Strong series, I always describe them as modern-day westerns. And, in fact, the thriller form itself owes a great deal of its heritage to that genre. Having grown up with the films of Audie Murphy and Roy Rogers—not to mention classics like Shane, The Magnificent Seven, and High Noon along…

5 New Books to Read this Week: September 25, 2018

By Crime HQ

September 26, 2018

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp series continues with a new installment from Kyle Mills and Joanne Fluke adds a holiday-themed prequel story to…

5 New Books to Read this Week: October 11, 2016

By Crime HQ

October 12, 2016

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, Lady Emily is in Greece and Mitch Rapp is all over the map trying to keep Pakistan's nukes from…

Villains in Fact and Fiction

By Jon Land

October 3, 2014

The world changed seismically for thrillers on 9/11.  All of a sudden, the dastardly plots and cunning villains that had been a staple of the genre dating back to Ian Fleming had been outdone by reality. Although both Thomas Harris and Tom Clancy had written books foreshadowing that fateful day, nothing could prepare for us…

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