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Curing Homesickness with Crime Fiction

Curing Homesickness with Crime Fiction

Crime fiction can take us outside ourselves—and in resolution, return us home.

By Elka Ray | August 21, 2019

On Archaeology and <br>Crime Fiction

On Archaeology and
Crime Fiction

From Edgar Allen Poe to the present day, crime writers have always had an interest in archeological mysteries.

By Mary Anna Evans | August 20, 2019

The Bloody Benders: America's First Family of Serial Killers

The Bloody Benders: America's First Family of Serial Killers

The family of killers behind an infamous legend.

By Nile Cappello | August 19, 2019

On Learning to Shoot a Gun

On Learning to Shoot a Gun

An author and creative writing teacher reflects on the experience of learning to shoot a rifle for research.

By Lisa Sandlin | August 19, 2019

Why <em>Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood</em> is a Child's-Eye View of the 1960s

Why Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is a Child's-Eye View of the 1960s

The film reads 60s counterculture as attacking the entertainment beloved by the era's children—and thus attacking childhood itself.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 16, 2019

The Dark Side of

The Dark Side of "Sugar Dating"

Behind promises of gifts and travel, the already dangerous underground sex economy gets even shadier.

By Robyn Harding | August 16, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #40

By Otto Penzler | August 16, 2019

The Hard-Knock Nanny Life

By Madeline Stevens | August 15, 2019

The Conspiracy Theories Around the Death of Brian Jones: 50 Years Later

By William Shaw | August 15, 2019

Squeaky Fromme: Charlie's Angel

Squeaky Fromme: Charlie's Angel

Criminal Broads Presents Lynette Fromme, The Manson Girl Who Wasn't There

By Tori Telfer | August 14, 2019

Lawyers in Fiction: It's Time to Question the Archetype

Lawyers in Fiction: It's Time to Question the Archetype

From Perry Mason to Atticus Finch to Saul Goodman, what do our fictional lawyers tell us about ourselves?

By Christopher Brown | August 14, 2019

The Unsung Godfather of <br>Film Noir

The Unsung Godfather of
Film Noir

Noir fans revere Out of the Past. But almost nobody talks about the man behind the classic story.

By David Handler | August 13, 2019

Kuala Lumpur Noir

Kuala Lumpur Noir

Scandals, Assassinations, Murders and a New Malaysian Sense of Noir

By Paul French | August 12, 2019

Learning to Appreciate John Buchan for More Than <em>The Thirty-Nine Steps</em>

Learning to Appreciate John Buchan for More Than The Thirty-Nine Steps

The author's granddaughter discovers a rich literary legacy.

By Ursula Buchan | August 12, 2019

The Bluestocking Lawyer vs. <br>The Bootleg King

The Bluestocking Lawyer vs.
The Bootleg King

How Assistant District Attorney Mabel Walker Willebrandt took down George Remus, the Bootleg King of Bourbon.

By Karen Abbott | August 9, 2019

Searching for Sharon Tate

Searching for Sharon Tate

On the Dangerous Moral Ground of Celebrity Obsession

By Gary Lippman | August 9, 2019

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