NYTIMES (Calum Marsh) - Great Movie and TV Adaptations From 21st- Century Thrillers
From “Slow Horses” to “Big Little Lies,” our list of great psychological thrillers, spy novels and crime fiction have inspired a heap of great adaptations.
NYTIMES - Readers Choose the Best Thrillers and Mysteries of the Century
The backbone of the list: nine novels by Tana French, and five novels each from John le Carré, Kate Atkinson and Mick Herron.
NYTIMES (Tina Jordan, Edward Vega, Karen Hanley and James Surdam) - How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence
Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.
NYTIMES (Michael Schwirtz, Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik) - Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Dustin Volz and Michael Schwirtz) - Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
NYTIMES (Ruth Maclean) - Kevin Rideout, American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger, Is Released
Kevin Rideout, a pilot, had been abducted from his home in the country’s capital, Niamey, last fall. His mission organization said he was in “good health” after his release.
NYTIMES (Devlin Barrett) - Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.
WASHINGTONPOST (Riley Beggin, Cat Zakrzewski) - Truth Social’s sale of fast access to Trump posts draws legal concerns
A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the product is unconstitutional, and other experts warn it could violate securities laws.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Merica) - Alex Vindman knows he needs to ‘prove it’ in Florida
Alex Vindman thinks he can do what no Democrat has been able to do over the past decade: break through Republicans’ hold on Florida.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Tatiana Carter) - Free Luigi supporter says group trusts Mangione's judgment on reported plea deal
The group says it has raised more than $1.5 million for Mangione's legal defense.