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    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.

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    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

    DNA Is the Best Tool Courts Have. That Doesn't Mean They Always Use it Accurately.

    DNA Is the Best Tool Courts Have. That Doesn't Mean They Always Use it Accurately.

    Flaws with State Postconviction DNA-Testing Laws

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    How Hollywood Made J. Edgar Hoover and the F.B.I. Into the Mythical

    How Hollywood Made J. Edgar Hoover and the F.B.I. Into the Mythical "G-Men"

    Just like movie studios, the Bureau was starting a new era—and it was time for a public relations campaign.

    By Beverly Gage | December 7, 2022

    Martin Edwards on <em>Murder in the Basement</em>, A Pioneering Work of Suspense

    Martin Edwards on Murder in the Basement, A Pioneering Work of Suspense

    Murder in the Basement, and so is his flair for taking the genre in new directions."">"Berkeley’s cynicism and love of irony are much in evidence in Murder in the Basement, and so is his flair for taking the genre in new directions."

    By Martin Edwards | December 6, 2022

    How Edgar Allan Poe Reinvented American Literature – and Science Writing

    How Edgar Allan Poe Reinvented American Literature – and Science Writing

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    Into the Combat Zone: Boston's Most Notorious Neighborhood

    By Don Stradley | November 29, 2022

    How the Nation of Islam Sent Shockwaves Across 1950s America – And Won the Support of Nasser's Egypt

    By Shahan Mufti | November 23, 2022

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    Martin Edwards on rescuing another classic Golden Age whodunnit from obscurity.

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    When Truman Capote Met Ann Woodward, Recently Minted Widow, in Saint Moritz

    When Truman Capote Met Ann Woodward, Recently Minted Widow, in Saint Moritz

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    On Ed Lacy's <em>Room to Swing</em> and Early Representation of Black Sleuths in Crime Fiction

    On Ed Lacy's Room to Swing and Early Representation of Black Sleuths in Crime Fiction

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    How Grief and Revenge Made Geronimo Into a Legendary War Chief

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