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    The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

    The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

    Gritty private detectives, pensive bounty hunters, maladjusted spies, and murderous cheerleaders

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 15, 2021

    The Mona Lisa Wasn't Really That Famous Until It Was Stolen in 1911

    The Mona Lisa Wasn't Really That Famous Until It Was Stolen in 1911

    Sixty detectives hunted for the small painting, which had been swiped by a cunning Italian.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 12, 2021

    Ten Classic Crime Novels That Have Just Entered the Public Domain

    Ten Classic Crime Novels That Have Just Entered the Public Domain

    From Agatha Christie to Theodore Dreiser

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 6, 2021

    In 1849, a feud between two Shakespearean actors led to a massive riot in New York City

    In 1849, a feud between two Shakespearean actors led to a massive riot in New York City

    The New York State Militia arrived and fired into the crowd, leaving more than twenty dead and a hundred injured

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 4, 2021

    The 15 Best Crime Movies <br> of 2020

    The 15 Best Crime Movies
    of 2020

    Heists, embezzlement attempts, and temporally-warped espionage will help end the year on a good note.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 29, 2020

    The Most Iconic Crime Movies Set During Christmas

    The Most Iconic Crime Movies Set During Christmas

    10 Crime Movies You Didn't Forget Take Place at Christmas

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 23, 2020

    Best Reviewed
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    On the Lost Christmastime Tradition of Telling
    Ghost Stories

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 21, 2020

    Thirty Years Later, Home Alone Has a Lot to Say About Adulthood

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2020

    On the Incredible, Gruesome Legacy of Paris's Grand Guignol Theater

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2020

    Famed mystery writer G.K. Chesterton proudly, sincerely believed in Santa Claus

    Famed mystery writer G.K. Chesterton proudly, sincerely believed in Santa Claus

    And he hoped children would genuinely believe in him, too.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 11, 2020

    Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

    Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

    Happy Holidays from Jason Bourne, James Bond, and Demi Moore's second-worst movie hairstyle.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2020

    Evelyn Waugh Loved Perry Mason With All His Heart

    Evelyn Waugh Loved Perry Mason With All His Heart

    He read every single one of Erle Stanley Gardner's books. But his passion didn't stop there.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2020

    The Unexpected Stars of Crime Cinema: Audrey Hepburn

    The Unexpected Stars of Crime Cinema: Audrey Hepburn

    She's usually thought of as a romantic comedy star. But she featured in some of the era's greatest thrillers.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 8, 2020

    Who gets to be a sympathetic character in <em>The Undoing</em>?

    Who gets to be a sympathetic character in The Undoing?

    The popular HBO miniseries treats victimhood as a privilege, which it reserves only for its white, female protagonist, and not its "othered" murder victim.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2020

    The tortuous literary puzzle <em>Cain's Jawbone</em> has been solved for the first time since 1934

    The tortuous literary puzzle Cain's Jawbone has been solved for the first time since 1934

    Only three people have ever cracked it. The most recent sleuth did it during pandemic lockdown.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 11, 2020

    London's First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother

    London's First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother

    In 1749, Henry Fielding devised a plan for the Bow Street Runners, a group of men given permission to confront suspected criminals.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 6, 2020

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