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    "L.A. Was Poisoned For Me": Inside the 20 Year Cover-up of The Notorious B.I.G.'s Murder

    The FBI agent assigned to investigate links between LAPD corruption and the murder of Biggie Smalls was silenced by political pressure—until now.

    By Randall Sullivan | June 13, 2019

    Pistol Shots Ring Out in the Barroom Night: Bob Dylan, Hardboiled Crime Writer

    Pistol Shots Ring Out in the Barroom Night: Bob Dylan, Hardboiled Crime Writer

    Reconsidering Dylan as a noir poet and true crime balladeer

    By Zach Vasquez | June 13, 2019

    Is China About to Witness a Crime Wave?

    Is China About to Witness a Crime Wave?

    Readers and audiences in China are showing an appetite for crime stories like never before. Are authors and filmmakers ready?

    By Paul French | June 12, 2019

    The Rise and Fall of the Bank Robbery Capital of the World

    The Rise and Fall of the Bank Robbery Capital of the World

    In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour of every day. This is the story of how a bandit culture took over the city.

    By Peter Houlahan | June 11, 2019

    Banned From the Movie Set

    Banned From the Movie Set

    What Do You Do When Hollywood Doesn't Agree with Your Vision (Or Your Principles)?

    By Randall Silvis | June 11, 2019

    Let Us Recommend a Book Based on Which Part of 'Big Little Lies' You Like Best

    Let Us Recommend a Book Based on Which Part of 'Big Little Lies' You Like Best

    Neighbors with secrets, women teaming up in a crisis, dramatic seaside backdrops—we have books for everyone.

    By CrimeReads | June 10, 2019

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    • American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
    • The Bed Trick: Sex and Deception on Trial
    • I Liked Rex
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    • 53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy

    Agatha Christie and the Case of the Unwieldy Adaptation

    By Radha Vatsal | June 6, 2019

    The History of Queer True Crime and the Legacy of Tom Ripley

    By James Polchin | June 5, 2019

    James Ellroy, David Milch and a Dark, Twisted Vision of History

    By Zach Vasquez | June 4, 2019

    Cold War Crime Fiction, Then and Now

    Cold War Crime Fiction, Then and Now

    On The Classic & Contemporary Spy Novels Defining (and Redefining) an Era of Espionage

    By Timothy Jay Smith | June 4, 2019

    The Many Mysteries of Oxford

    The Many Mysteries of Oxford

    A University Town Inspires a Booming Crime Fiction Scene

    By Paul French | June 3, 2019

    Wild Bill, We Hardly Knew Ye

    Wild Bill, We Hardly Knew Ye

    On Deadwood's real-life origins, legendary figures, and why Wild Bill Hickok had to die so that the town could live.

    By Nathan Ward | May 31, 2019

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #53

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #53

    The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

    By Otto Penzler | May 30, 2019

    John Douglas on His Life's Work: Talking with Killers

    John Douglas on His Life's Work: Talking with Killers

    John Douglas was a groundbreaking FBI profiler and interviewed the world's worst killers. Now, he looks back at the darkest cases.

    By Lisa Levy | May 29, 2019

    Deadwood: The 10 Crimes That Explain Everything

    Deadwood: The 10 Crimes That Explain Everything

    Tell Johnny to open some peaches. It's time to discuss Deadwood.

    By Dwyer Murphy | May 24, 2019

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #54

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #54

    The Fugitive (1993)

    By Otto Penzler | May 24, 2019

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