• Crime in History

    The "Kidnapping Club" That Terrorized African Americans in 19th Century New York

    A gang of unscrupulous racists, with the support of prominent city figures, attacked New York City's Black community in the 1830s, and inspired novel forms of resistance.

    October 20, 2020  By Jonathan Daniel Wells
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    Meet Catherine Louisa Pirkis, creator of the 19th century's most progressive lady detective character

    Her protagonist, Loveday Brooke, was an anomaly amid the Victorian lady detective literary craze, for many reasons—including simply for having been created by a woman.

    October 6, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Mystery Writer Jacques Futrelle Died Onboard the Titanic, but His Greatest Detective Creation Lives On

    Meet Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen,
    Ph. D., LL. D., F. R. S., M. D., M.D.S.

    October 1, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Eleanor Roosevelt's Son Authored Twenty Mysteries in which His Mother Solves Murders

    The presidential mystery series you never knew you needed.

    September 11, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The White House Is Haunted!

    How the Presidential Residence Became More Horror House than “People’s House”

    September 4, 2020  By Andrew Pyper
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    My Top Five Female Detectives, Real and Imagined

    An author takes a look back at some of the most iconic women crime-solvers.

    August 28, 2020  By Bella Ellis
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    Let's Not Forget the Time Mario Vargas Llosa Sucker Punched Gabriel García Márquez

    It was about a woman.

    July 16, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The Day Dashiell Hammett Was Dragged Into Court Over a Bail Fund for Political Prisoners and Refused to Name Names

    The godfather of noir fiction went up against a notorious Communist hunter and refused to back down. It would cost him his freedom.

    July 9, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    India's Most Celebrated Film Director Was Also a Bestselling Detective Novelist

    Reflecting on the brilliant career of Satyajit Ray

    June 17, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical "Nice Guy" Cop

    Meet the insidious Mr. Bucket, who embodies Dickens' misgivings about the police force he once enthusiastically supported

    June 9, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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