<em>Something for Everyone</em>: The Swinging Seventies' Gayest Murder Mystery

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It's time to take a new look at an under-appreciated cult classic of queer cinema.

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Chandler and the Fox: The Mid-Century Correspondence Between Raymond Chandler and James M. Fox

Chandler and the Fox: The Mid-Century Correspondence Between Raymond Chandler and James M. Fox

Chandler's letters to a younger crime writer offer a revealing—and often ugly—glimpse into his later years.

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19th Century Reading Habits Come To Light Via Delightful Comments Scrawled in the Margins of a Crime Novel

19th Century Reading Habits Come To Light Via Delightful Comments Scrawled in the Margins of a Crime Novel

The peculiar marginalia of Lt. Gen. Coote Synge-Hutchinson

By Curtis Evans | September 14, 2020

The Poison Pen Letter: The Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave

The Poison Pen Letter: The Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave

Across America and Europe, people couldn't stop writing nasty letters. Soon the courts were overwhelmed with epistolary assaults.

By Curtis Evans | March 10, 2020

The Playboy and the Publisher: A Murder Story

The Playboy and the Publisher: A Murder Story

The tragic tale of Willoughby Sharp, dilettante Golden Age crime writer, and Claude Kendall, his golden boy publisher

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The Rise and Fall and Restoration of Anna Katharine Green’s 'The Leavenworth Case'

The Rise and Fall and Restoration of Anna Katharine Green’s 'The Leavenworth Case'

Centuries pass and everyone has an opinion about the landmark novel that was once one of the world's most widely read books.

By Curtis Evans | August 7, 2019

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