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Nick Kolakowski

New York, San Francisco
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Author of WHERE THE BONES LIE (@Daturabooks, March '25); Anthony-, Derringer-, Shamus-nominated; Best American Mystery and Suspense '24; MWA, HWA.
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Nick Kolakowski’s Smoking Gun (45) – Villains

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By Nick Kolakowski, von Nick Kolakowski
| CULTurMAG
Less is More When It Comes to Villains I’m coming around to the idea that the best way to kill a compelling villain isn’t bullets, fire, or magic—it’s giving them too much backstory. I was chatting the other day with a film producer about movie villains of the 1980s and 90s, Darth Vader and Hannibal Lecter in particular.
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Block the breach: a ransomware game

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By Caroline Nihill Verified, Eoin Higgins Verified, Nick Kolakowski
| IT Brew Verified
IT BREW ransomware attack simulator v1.4 Every decision counts. Every choice has consequences. Navigate four critical nodes of this cyber crisis and see if you have what it takes to survive a modern ransomware attack. 08:42 AM in the security operations center (SOC). The hum of server fans. The smell of ozone. And soon, the taste of panic. You are the new CISO of a major software company. You haven’t even finished your first coffee when the SOC’s silence is shattered.
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Nick Kolakowski’s Smoking Gun (44) – Jordan Harper

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By Nick Kolakowski, von Nick Kolakowski
| CULTurMAG
Jordan Harper’s New Novel Really Is “A Violent Masterpiece” I’ve been reading Jordan Harper’s “A Violent Masterpiece,” and I’m calling it now: this is the best crime novel of the year. It’s a buzzing, screaming, bullet-quick plunge into the worst parts of Los Angeles. Rich people doing messy, evil things. Nightstalker journalists cruising the highways and byways. Black-bag PR and body cleanup. Serial killers and mercenaries.
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