New Nonfiction

A Doctor High on Greed, a Biker Gang High on Opioids, and The Woman Who Paid the Price

A murder in South Jersey.

September 21, 2020  By George Anastasia and Ralph Cipriano
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The FBI, The Second Red Scare, and the Folk Singer Who Cooperated

When the FBI went after musicians with alleged ties to Communism, Burl Ives saved his career by testifying, but at great personal cost.

September 18, 2020  By Aaron J. Leonard
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A Legendary Spy's Unusual Recruitment in 1930s Shanghai

Ian Fleming called him “the most formidable spy in history.” In Shanghai, he discovered a daring new talent.

September 15, 2020  By Ben Macintyre
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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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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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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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The CIA's Dark History of Employing Former Nazis in Postwar Europe

The young agency looked for German expertise in battling communism. In one Prussian aristocrat, it found the rotten core of Nazi extremism—and put him to work for the US.

September 3, 2020  By Scott Anderson
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The Sad, Surprisingly Relatable Story Behind the "Astronaut Love Triangle" Scandal

In 2007, astronaut Lisa Nowak made a careful list and drove from Florida to Texas with a pistol, a knife, pepper spray, and diapers.

September 3, 2020  By Kimberly C. Moore
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A Brief Introduction to Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett

On the eternal charms of The Great Hotel Murder and its fun-loving, good-natured creator.

September 2, 2020  By Lyndsay Faye
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What the Mythology of El Chapo Guzmán Tells Us About the Reality of Drug Trafficking in the Americas

Was he a bandit, a ruthless killer, or a sacrificial lamb set up by other leaders? Answers are elusive, and that's the point.

August 25, 2020  By Alan Feuer
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