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Six True Crime Books to Read in September

Six True Crime Books to Read in September

Cold War spy games, motorcycle gangs, and modern detectives.

By CrimeReads | September 25, 2020

In Which My Memory Is Rendered Real

In Which My Memory Is Rendered Real

Debora Harding was the victim of a terrible crime as a child. As an adult, she began to reconstruct the details of her trauma.

By Debora Harding | September 23, 2020

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

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

A murder in South Jersey.

By George Anastasia and Ralph Cipriano | September 21, 2020

The FBI, The Second Red Scare, and the Folk Singer Who Cooperated

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.

By Aaron J. Leonard | September 18, 2020

A Legendary Spy's Unusual Recruitment in 1930s Shanghai

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.

By Ben Macintyre | September 15, 2020

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

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?

By Miles Corwin | September 10, 2020

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MS-13: How Neo-Colonial Violence and Exploitation Gave Birth to America's Most Notorious Gang

By Steven Dudley | September 8, 2020

Exorcisms: A Brief History of Banishing Demons

By Joseph P. Laycock | September 8, 2020

The CIA's Dark History of Employing Former Nazis in Postwar Europe

By Scott Anderson | September 3, 2020

The Sad, Surprisingly Relatable Story Behind the

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.

By Kimberly C. Moore | September 3, 2020

A Brief Introduction to Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett

A Brief Introduction to Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett

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

By Lyndsay Faye | September 2, 2020

What the Mythology of El Chapo Guzmán Tells Us About the Reality of Drug Trafficking in the Americas

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.

By Alan Feuer | August 25, 2020

What I Learned About Myself While Tallying The Body Count of Ozark's First Season

What I Learned About Myself While Tallying The Body Count of Ozark's First Season

Why do we have such a good time watching the spectacle of on-screen violence?

By David Thomson | August 19, 2020

Tampa Bay Noir: Shady Stuff in the Sunshine

Tampa Bay Noir: Shady Stuff in the Sunshine

From pirate cove, to mafia town, to the home of the "Florida Man," Tampa Bay occupies an outsize place in the crime pantheon of the Sunshine State.

By Colette Bancroft | August 19, 2020

How an Indiana Preacher's Son Transformed into a Western Lawman—and a Killer

How an Indiana Preacher's Son Transformed into a Western Lawman—and a Killer

Ed Cantrell went to Wyoming and cast himself in the mould of Western gunslinging icons. Then, he was charged with murder.

By Rone Tempest | August 14, 2020

The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

The hardboiled protagonist who navigated both crime fiction's progressive and reactionary strands.

By Susanna Lee | August 11, 2020

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