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Rosemary's Grandbabies: How a New Wave of Horror Changed America

Rosemary's Grandbabies: How a New Wave of Horror Changed America

Adapted from the new book, 'Body and Blood: Catholic Horror in America'

By Matthew J. Cressler, Jack Lee Downey Kathleen Holscher, and Michael Pasquier | October 28, 2026

The Sordid History of New York City's Nightclub Crime Scene

The Sordid History of New York City's Nightclub Crime Scene

Jason Allison dissects 5 headline-grabbing moments that inspired his new novel

By Jason Allison | September 21, 2026

Jess Lourey on Paul Michael Stephani and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Serial Killer

Jess Lourey on Paul Michael Stephani and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Serial Killer

The author of The Crying Killer shifts our focus from killers to the lives of their victims

By Jess Lourey | August 21, 2026

The Man Who Became Electricity's First Human Test Subject

The Man Who Became Electricity's First Human Test Subject

Meet George Forster... and the man who tried to bring him back to life, Giovanni Aldini

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 27, 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

By Jeffrey A. Marx | July 7, 2026

The American Archeologists Who Created a WWII Intelligence Network in Greece

The American Archeologists Who Created a WWII Intelligence Network in Greece

An excerpt from The American School of Spies by Stephen Talty

By Stephen Talty | June 9, 2026

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Architecture, Arson, Murder: The Night Frank Lloyd Wright's Estate Went Up in Smoke

By Casey Sherman | June 9, 2026

Allan Gaw on Setting Detective Fiction Before the Advent of DNA Profiling

By Allan Gaw | May 6, 2026

Sujata Massey on Indian Mysteries, Saradindu Bandyopadhyay, and South Asian Cinema

By Sujata Massey | March 12, 2026

Springs Toledo on the Winter Hill Gang, Joe Mac, and the Ghosts of Boston's Underworld

Springs Toledo on the Winter Hill Gang, Joe Mac, and the Ghosts of Boston's Underworld

An excerpt from the new book, Don't Talk About Joe Mac

By Springs Toledo | February 13, 2026

The KGB Librarian Who Smuggled Soviet Secrets into the West

The KGB Librarian Who Smuggled Soviet Secrets into the West

An excerpt from "The Spy in the Archives: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB" by Gordon Corera

By Gordon Corera | January 6, 2026

Doubles and Doppelgangers in a World in Crisis

Doubles and Doppelgangers in a World in Crisis

Nicholas Binge asks, what's in a body?

By Nicholas Binge | October 15, 2025

How the Kidnapping of Miguel de Cervantes Shaped <em>Don Quixote</em>

How the Kidnapping of Miguel de Cervantes Shaped Don Quixote

The tragedy and comedy within and around one of the greatest novels of all time

By Ed Simon | September 24, 2025

Your Robert Redford Weekend Viewing Guide

Your Robert Redford Weekend Viewing Guide

Ten movies to watch, to toast Hollywood's coolest golden boy

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 19, 2025

Crime and the City: Bath

Crime and the City: Bath

Taking the Crime Waters in Cozy Bath

By Paul French | September 8, 2025

On the many connections between the performing arts and organized crime

On the many connections between the performing arts and organized crime

Morgan Richter reminds us that there’s no business like shady business

By Morgan Richter | August 20, 2025

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