Surfing, Bananas, and Runners: Agatha Christie's Grand Year of International Travel

Surfing, Bananas, and Runners: Agatha Christie's Grand Year of International Travel

Excerpted from 'Agatha Christie: The Mother of the Cozy Mystery'

By Nancy West | July 14, 2026

How Pinellas County, Florida Shaped the Strange Life of Conman Paul Skalnik

How Pinellas County, Florida Shaped the Strange Life of Conman Paul Skalnik

An excerpt from Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast by Pamela Colloff

By Pamela Colloff | July 14, 2026

Rebecca Wright Stevens on Amos Lane and Repping Alaska's Indigenous Citizens in Court

Rebecca Wright Stevens on Amos Lane and Repping Alaska's Indigenous Citizens in Court

Excerpted from Sisters of the Midnight Sun: A Murder in Arctic Alaska

By Rebecca Wright Stevens | July 14, 2026

Mother of Night: Excerpt and Cover Reveal

Mother of Night: Excerpt and Cover Reveal

James Bennett

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Traitors

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Robert B. McCaw

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 8, 2026

The Organized Arson Fraud Gangs of Old New York

The Organized Arson Fraud Gangs of Old New York

An excerpt from Jewish Firebugs: Arson and Antisemitism from the Civil War to World War I by Jeffrey A. Marx

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The Men Who Sold the Long-Lost Treasures of Cambodia's Khmer Empire

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Midwest Murders: The Dark Legacy of Iowa's Adoption Program for Korean Children

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Patricia Cornwell on Learning to Write a Memoir as a Lifelong Novelist

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