• Essays

    The Black Dahlia: The Long, Strange History of Los Angeles' Coldest Cold Case

    Larry Harnisch has spent 24 years researching the Dahlia case and dispelling myths. Has he finally found an answer of his own?

    September 10, 2020  By Miles Corwin
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    How Josephine Tey Crafted a Masterpiece of Paranoia in Postwar England

    Lady Antonia Fraser examines a classic mystery of the middle class.

    September 10, 2020  By Antonia Fraser
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    In Search of America's Rarest Unknown Books by Renowned Writers

    Browsing bookshop shelves you may come across hidden treasures.

    September 9, 2020  By Bradford Morrow
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    Why Indigenous Crime Fiction Matters

    There is a long and complex history of crime fiction by Native authors. Their books are as important as ever.

    September 9, 2020  By David Heska Wanbli Weiden
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    The Very Brief Heyday of Crime Beat Magazine

    For two years in the 1990s, horror writer T.E.D. Klein edited the "newsmagazine of crime." Was Crime Beat ahead of its time or a sign of divisions to come?

    September 9, 2020  By Tobias Carroll
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    MS-13: How Neo-Colonial Violence and Exploitation Gave Birth to America's Most Notorious Gang

    "The gang is the bastard child that no one wants to acknowledge from an affair that most choose to ignore."

    September 8, 2020  By Steven Dudley
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    How to Start Your Own Cult in Five Easy Steps

    The world is in shambles these days, which has got author August Norman thinking about starting a cult of his own.

    September 8, 2020  By August Norman
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    Exorcisms: A Brief History of Banishing Demons

    Exorcism, a once controversial rite, is as popular as ever. But the practice spans centuries, beliefs, and cultures.

    September 8, 2020  By Joseph P. Laycock
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    When Speculative Fiction Becomes Reality

    My 2018 novel The Warehouse came eerily close to predicting 2020—but hope is not yet lost.

    September 8, 2020  By Rob Hart
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    While Waiting on a Life-Saving Lung Transplant, I Finally Finished Writing That Thriller

    Parnell Hall on chasing life—and publishing the book that had been with him for over a decade.

    September 4, 2020  By Parnell Hall
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