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In an Age of Predators, Seeking Vengeance in Crime Fiction

In an Age of Predators, Seeking Vengeance in Crime Fiction

An Olympic Swimmer Turned Author
Reckons with Sexual Abuse in Elite Sports

By Casey Barrett | July 30, 2018

Mary Higgins Clark Warned Me to Fear Men, But I Didn't Listen

Mary Higgins Clark Warned Me to Fear Men, But I Didn't Listen

On a Life of Reading and Dealing with Bad Men

By Becca Schuh | July 27, 2018

A Preacher, a Scam, and a Massacre in Brooklyn

A Preacher, a Scam, and a Massacre in Brooklyn

For Years, Women Vanished. A Brooklyn Church Hid the Secret.

By Sarah Weinman | July 26, 2018

Borges, Bioy Casares and the Dawn of Argentine Mystery

Borges, Bioy Casares and the Dawn of Argentine Mystery

The Literary Icons Who Brought Detective Fiction to Argentina

By Scott Adlerberg | July 25, 2018

The Hardboiled Crime Fiction<br> of Central Asia

The Hardboiled Crime Fiction
of Central Asia

Crime and the 'City' Visits a Land of Oil and Organized Crime

By Paul French | July 24, 2018

A Brief History of Cryptography in Crime Fiction

A Brief History of Cryptography in Crime Fiction

Biblical Codes, Holmesian Ciphers, and Poe's Encryptions

By Gray Basnight | July 23, 2018

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Politics of Sherlock

By Lyndsay Faye | July 23, 2018

Nathan Ripley's
Small-Town Noir

By Lisa Levy | July 19, 2018

How to Write Like Chandler Without Becoming a Cliche

By Owen Hill | July 18, 2018

The World of Raymond Chandler<br> and 'The Big Sleep'

The World of Raymond Chandler
and 'The Big Sleep'

How Chandler Reinvented Himself and the Crime Novel

By Owen Hill, Pamela Jackson, and Anthony Rizzuto | July 16, 2018

Obsession, Identity, and the New Thriller

Obsession, Identity, and the New Thriller

A New Wave of Thrillers Redefines Women's Roles and Desires

By Alice Bolin | July 13, 2018

The Disappearing Newsroom

The Disappearing Newsroom

Wallace Stroby on Copy Boys, Night Shifts, and the End of an Era

By Wallace Stroby | July 12, 2018

Imposters and the Cult of Romanov Survival

Imposters and the Cult of Romanov Survival

How Anna Anderson Duped The World, And What It Means In A New Age of Imposters

By C. W. Gortner | July 10, 2018

Are Serial Killers Born Bad or Man-Made Monsters?

Are Serial Killers Born Bad or Man-Made Monsters?

Ellison Cooper on the History & Neurology of Psychopathic Killers

By Ellison Cooper | July 9, 2018

The Missing Boy Who Haunted a Generation

The Missing Boy Who Haunted a Generation

A Summer Camp. A Missing Boy. A Decades-Long Search.

By Riley Sager | July 3, 2018

Who Are the Women of The Staircase?

Who Are the Women of The Staircase?

The True Crime Doc that Treats Women Like Fairytale Characters

By Molly Odintz | June 29, 2018

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