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Alex Mar and Sarah Weinman Discuss True Crime and Criminal Justice Storytelling

Alex Mar and Sarah Weinman Discuss True Crime and Criminal Justice Storytelling

A wide-ranging conversation about writing responsible and captivating nonfiction crime.

By Alex Mar | March 28, 2023

How a Team of Ambitious Crooks in 1960s Montreal Planned the Biggest Bank Heist Anyone Had Ever Seen

How a Team of Ambitious Crooks in 1960s Montreal Planned the Biggest Bank Heist Anyone Had Ever Seen

In 1961, Montreal was the bank robbery capital of North America. A team of criminals wanted to plan the perfect caper.

By Andrew Amelinckx | March 22, 2023

The Mysterious Death of a D.C. Power Broker

The Mysterious Death of a D.C. Power Broker

During the Harding Administration, Jess Smith had the ear of every politician in town, especially the crooked ones.

By Nathan Masters | March 21, 2023

Uncovering the Grave Sins of a Catholic Orphanage in Vermont

Uncovering the Grave Sins of a Catholic Orphanage in Vermont

A journalist and survivors reckon with a brutal reality.

By Christine Kenneally | March 21, 2023

Portrait of a 1920's Midwife, Who Was Also the Leader of a Murder Ring

Portrait of a 1920's Midwife, Who Was Also the Leader of a Murder Ring

In a rural farming region in what is now Hungary, a group of women banded together in a strange enterprise.

By Patti McCracken | March 20, 2023

The First Victim of Black Bart, the Old West’s Greatest Stage Robber

The First Victim of Black Bart, the Old West’s Greatest Stage Robber

A look inside the first foray of the Old West's gentleman bandit.

By John Boessenecker | March 14, 2023

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The Invention of the Polygraph, and Law Enforcement's Long Search for a 'Lie Detector'

By Amit Katwala | March 8, 2023

The Ballad of Cary Grant's Suit in North by Northwest

By Todd McEwen | March 7, 2023

The Birth of Superman: How Two Jewish Kids in 1930's Cleveland Altered the Course of American Pop Culture

By Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler | February 16, 2023

The Sinking of the Gloucester: The Shipwreck That Made 17th Century England Tremble

The Sinking of the Gloucester: The Shipwreck That Made 17th Century England Tremble

A new account of the notorious wreck that killed the heir to the controversial English throne and hundreds of sailors.

By Nigel Pickford | February 15, 2023

Why Does the Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's Death Still Haunt Us?

Why Does the Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's Death Still Haunt Us?

Few American writers have been read so widely for so long. And for many, Poe's death is inextricable from his fiction.

By Mark Dawidziak | February 14, 2023

The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

Steven Powell's new work on Ellroy is an ambitious biography and a fascinating glimpse into the mind of "the Demon Dog."

By Andrew Nette | February 10, 2023

The Year Ian Fleming Finally Started Writing His Novel

The Year Ian Fleming Finally Started Writing His Novel

Was he mostly just eager to avoid the looming responsibilities of real life?

By John Higgs | February 8, 2023

On the 1968 Film Which Introduced the Trope of the

On the 1968 Film Which Introduced the Trope of the "Black Guy Dies First"

Spider Baby helped introduce the modern horror concept of the Black character existing solely to die"">"Spider Baby helped introduce the modern horror concept of the Black character existing solely to die"

By Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris | February 7, 2023

The Launch of a 19th Century Sex-Cult in Upstate New York

The Launch of a 19th Century Sex-Cult in Upstate New York

John Humphrey Noyes was a reserved, shy young man – until he found religion and his own utopian, free-love, open marriage cult.

By Susan Wels | February 7, 2023

The Best Critical Nonfiction / Biography Books of 2022

The Best Critical Nonfiction / Biography Books of 2022

John le Carré's letters, a reckoning with junk science, a nation of wiretappers, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 13, 2022

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