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    The Femme Fatale: A Brief History of Beauty as a Surprisingly Effective Legal Defense

    The Femme Fatale: A Brief History of Beauty as a Surprisingly Effective Legal Defense

    History teaches us there are five rules to getting away with murder.

    By Laura James | February 25, 2020

    The New Vulnerability in the Mystery Genre

    The New Vulnerability in the Mystery Genre

    The use—and misuse—of mental health disorders in crime fiction.

    By Peter Swanson | February 25, 2020

    People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes  Inspired Generations of Storytellers

    People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes Inspired Generations of Storytellers

    The Long Cultural Afterlife of a Horrifying Crime

    By S.L. McInnis | February 24, 2020

    Bullying Has Always Been Bad. Social Media Makes It Worse.

    Bullying Has Always Been Bad. Social Media Makes It Worse.

    An Icelandic crime writer reflects on the changing nature of bullying, now one of society's greatest ills.

    By Yrsa Sigurdardottir | February 24, 2020

    The Life and Work of C.W. Grafton: Crime Novelist, Lawyer, and Father to a Mystery Icon

    The Life and Work of C.W. Grafton: Crime Novelist, Lawyer, and Father to a Mystery Icon

    He's remembered now as the father of Sue Grafton. But for a brief period, he was one of crime fiction's most promising authors.

    By L. Wayne Hicks | February 21, 2020

    The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

    The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

    In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.

    By David Masciotra | February 21, 2020

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    Love and Loss in the Time of Swamp Monsters

    Love and Loss in the Time of Swamp Monsters

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    Why Are We Still So Fascinated by Diana Mitford?

    Why Are We Still So Fascinated by Diana Mitford?

    On our cultural obsession with Diana Mitford, the English aristocrat who went from well-dressed socialite to loathsome fascist.

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    Cold Cases of History: The Murder of Juan Borgia

    Cold Cases of History: The Murder of Juan Borgia

    500 years ago, a scion of the infamous Borgias was murdered. Plenty had reason to murder him, but the exact culprit has never been discovered.

    By Alyssa Palombo | February 13, 2020

    How Charles Dickens Presaged the Rise of True Crime Podcasts

    How Charles Dickens Presaged the Rise of True Crime Podcasts

    Barnaby Rudge was a new kind of 'crime' story, with an unresolved murder tale which unfolded orally and serially. Today's podcasters are chasing the same magic.

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    100 Years Ago, the World's Biggest Action Star Was a Woman Named Pearl

    100 Years Ago, the World's Biggest Action Star Was a Woman Named Pearl

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    Worldbuilding: Crime and Fantasy Books Have More in Common Than You Might Think

    Worldbuilding: Crime and Fantasy Books Have More in Common Than You Might Think

    In noir, as in fantasy, it's all about finding the right details.

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    The True Crimes of Dallas: A Lifetime's Obssesion

    The True Crimes of Dallas: A Lifetime's Obssesion

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