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Smuggling Cocaine, Cartel Gunfights, and More: The Death-Defying Life of an Undercover Agent

Smuggling Cocaine, Cartel Gunfights, and More: The Death-Defying Life of an Undercover Agent

Kevin Canfield in Conversation with Martin Suarez and Ian Frisch, authors of the new memoir, 'Inside the Cartel'

By Kevin Canfield | October 27, 2025

Joshua Sharpe on the Four Decade Quest to Catch the Killer of a Black Couple in Southern Georgia

Joshua Sharpe on the Four Decade Quest to Catch the Killer of a Black Couple in Southern Georgia

Kevin Canfield talks to the author about his work solving a famous cold case and righting a miscarriage of justice.

By Kevin Canfield | September 24, 2025

Eli Cranor Talks Contact Sports, Crime Fiction, and Community

Eli Cranor Talks Contact Sports, Crime Fiction, and Community

Cranor returns to the beloved, brutal world of football in his latest novel, "Mississippi 42"

By Kevin Canfield | August 25, 2025

Rich Cohen on the Murder of Jennifer Dulos and His New Book, 'Murder in the Dollhouse'

Rich Cohen on the Murder of Jennifer Dulos and His New Book, 'Murder in the Dollhouse'

"[S]he misunderstood something about America, which is that the idyll isn't real. It's a kind of advertising."

By Kevin Canfield | May 29, 2025

Joshua Hammer on Victorian London and the Great Race to Solve the Mysteries of Writing

Joshua Hammer on Victorian London and the Great Race to Solve the Mysteries of Writing

In Hammer's new book, he chronicles an era when archaeologists were stars and the public followed the quest to decipher Assyrian script.

By Kevin Canfield | March 20, 2025

Agustina Bazterrica on Violence, Dystopia, and the Power of Art

Agustina Bazterrica on Violence, Dystopia, and the Power of Art

"I write with my burned body about capitalism, about patriarchy."

By Kevin Canfield | March 6, 2025

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By Kevin Canfield | October 22, 2024

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By Kevin Canfield | August 19, 2024

The Assassinations That Targeted India's Journalists

The Assassinations That Targeted India's Journalists

In a new book, Rollo Romig discusses the killing of Gauri Lankesh and other reporters in India.

By Kevin Canfield | August 6, 2024

Peter Houlahan on Sagon Penn, Policing in California, and the Trial That Changed San Diego

Peter Houlahan on Sagon Penn, Policing in California, and the Trial That Changed San Diego

The author discusses a turning point for San Diego in his new book, 'Reap the Whirldwind'

By Kevin Canfield | July 25, 2024

Margalit Fox on the Woman Who Organized Theft in 19th Century New York

Margalit Fox on the Woman Who Organized Theft in 19th Century New York

The woman at the center of Fox's new book, Fredericka Mandelbaum, built her own "crooked ladder."

By Kevin Canfield | July 8, 2024

Dean Jobb on the Gentleman Thief Who Charmed Jazz Age New York

Dean Jobb on the Gentleman Thief Who Charmed Jazz Age New York

Arthur Barry cut a dashing figure around the city and referred to the people he robbed as "clients."

By Kevin Canfield | July 1, 2024

The FBI Believes There Are Multiple Active Serial Killers Working as Long Haul Truck Drivers

The FBI Believes There Are Multiple Active Serial Killers Working as Long Haul Truck Drivers

In Frank Figliuzzi’s new book, he charts the investigation into America's "highway homicides."

By Kevin Canfield | June 3, 2024

Rena Pederson on Dallas's Elusive, High Society Jewel Thief

Rena Pederson on Dallas's Elusive, High Society Jewel Thief

The thief planned burglaries around the city's social season and seemed to know exactly who had the jewels worth stealing.

By Kevin Canfield | April 10, 2024

Jason De León on Life and Death Among America's Human Smugglers

Jason De León on Life and Death Among America's Human Smugglers

The anthropologist's new book, 'Soldiers and Kings,' examines the guides working the U.S.-Mexico border.

By Kevin Canfield | March 19, 2024

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