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5 Crime Nonfiction Books You Should Read This Month

5 Crime Nonfiction Books You Should Read This Month

Spy recruiters, radical bombers, and wildlife run amok.

By CrimeReads | September 27, 2021

The Heist of the Century: Who Cracked the Manhattan Savings And Loan Safe?

The Heist of the Century: Who Cracked the Manhattan Savings And Loan Safe?

In 1878, skilled safecrackers and professional criminals executed the largest bank robbery in New York history.

By John Oller | September 24, 2021

Joshua Melville's Search for the Truth About His Radical Bomber Father, Sam Melville

Joshua Melville's Search for the Truth About His Radical Bomber Father, Sam Melville

Sam Melville was shot and killed in the Attica uprisings. His history was written by others. Now, his son is looking for answers.

By Joshua Melville | September 22, 2021

The Russian Revolutionary Who Opposed The Czar and Defied The Bolsheviks

The Russian Revolutionary Who Opposed The Czar and Defied The Bolsheviks

Boris Savinkov, revolutionary terrorist and vocal exile, challenged the very existence of the Soviet Regime in 1922.

By Vladimir Alexandrov | September 15, 2021

A Karachi Crime Reporter's Journey Through Gangland

A Karachi Crime Reporter's Journey Through Gangland

Zille never intended to become a crime reporter. Then he caught his first big break.

By Samira Shackle | September 13, 2021

Transformation and Transcendence in <br>1980s Body Horror

Transformation and Transcendence in
1980s Body Horror

On David Cronenberg, Clive Barker, and the embrace of the grotesque as a representation of lived experience.

By Darryl Jones | September 9, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The 19th Century Women Who Wrote "Weird" Stories and Refused to Pigeonholed by Genre

By Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton | September 8, 2021

Viking Warriors Were Ultra Violent and Without Mercy: Some Were Women

By Nancy Marie Brown | September 2, 2021

How Ireland's First "Assassination Society"–The Invincibles–Was Formed

By Julie Kavanagh | September 1, 2021

The Airship Italia: A Mystery at the End of the Golden Age of Polar Exploration

The Airship Italia: A Mystery at the End of the Golden Age of Polar Exploration

Umberto Nobile took his airships (and his beloved dog) across the Arctic frontier. His legacy is still a mystery.

By Mark Piesing | August 31, 2021

The Month's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

The Month's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

A refuge from modernity, a history of Mexico's drug trade, and an investigation into the "science of suspense."

By CrimeReads | August 26, 2021

The Night the Berlin Wall <br>Went Up

The Night the Berlin Wall
Went Up

In August 1961, Berliners woke up to find their city divided in two and themselves at the center of the Cold War.

By Helena Merriman | August 24, 2021

A Love of Mystery Is Woven Into Our Biology, and Edgar Allan Poe Was the First to Find the Formula for a Very Specific Dopamine Hit

A Love of Mystery Is Woven Into Our Biology, and Edgar Allan Poe Was the First to Find the Formula for a Very Specific Dopamine Hit

Reading detective fiction triggers a fascinating biological function.

By Jonah Lehrer | August 17, 2021

Why the Nazis Launched a Bizarre, Racist War on Modern Art

Why the Nazis Launched a Bizarre, Racist War on Modern Art

As the National Socialist party rose to power in Weimar Germany, they took aim at the country's "degenerate" artists.

By Charlie English | August 13, 2021

A Brief History of the CIA's Efforts to Infiltrate Africa by Funding an Elaborate Network of Nonprofit Goodwill Organizations

A Brief History of the CIA's Efforts to Infiltrate Africa by Funding an Elaborate Network of Nonprofit Goodwill Organizations

In the early days of the Cold War, the CIA launched journals, concerts, and co-opted high-profile African-American NGOs.

By Dr. Susan Williams | August 13, 2021

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The "Facebook Murder" That Shattered the Chinese Dutch Community

It started with a dispute between friends on social media. It soon turned into a terrifying murder-for-hire plot.

By Mitzi Szereto | August 12, 2021

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