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    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

    A Faked Obituary and the Search for a Missing Sister

    A Faked Obituary and the Search for a Missing Sister

    If my sister was dead, then why did her email have an account of her death written up before it happened?

    By Betsy Bonner | August 5, 2020

    Whatever Happened to Eliot Ness After Prohibition?

    Whatever Happened to Eliot Ness After Prohibition?

    The legendary Prohibition agent who took on the Capone mob was banished from Chicago after his glory days. Why?

    By Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz | August 5, 2020

    Weird Women: The Forgotten Female Horror Writers of the 19th Century and Beyond

    Weird Women: The Forgotten Female Horror Writers of the 19th Century and Beyond

    Women were at the cutting edge of strange and supernatural writing long before Lovecraft came on the scene.

    By Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton | August 4, 2020

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    The Real Life Crimes Behind Ida Lupino's <em>The Hitch-Hiker</em>

    The Real Life Crimes Behind Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker

    This 1953 classic noir, the first to be directed by a woman, was based on the chilling exploits of a cheerful sociopath.

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    The Deadly High-Speed Chase That Launched Miami into the 1980s

    The Deadly High-Speed Chase That Launched Miami into the 1980s

    In 1979, a shoot-out on a crowded Miami street was a prelude to a new era of growth, drugs, wealth, and crime.

    By Nicholas Griffin | July 15, 2020

    Kim Wall's parents remember the moment they learned their daughter had been murdered.

    Kim Wall's parents remember the moment they learned their daughter had been murdered.

    A Horrifying Revelation and A Family's Heartbreak

    By Ingrid and Joachim Wall | July 15, 2020

    A Heist on Time and a Half: Inside The Most Corrupt Police Squad In The Nation

    A Heist on Time and a Half: Inside The Most Corrupt Police Squad In The Nation

    At a pivotal moment in Baltimore's history, one cop ran his squad like a war machine. The corruption and abuse would soon spread.

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    The Missing Link Between Golden Age Detectives, Hardboiled Noir, and Hallucinogenic Adventure

    The Missing Link Between Golden Age Detectives, Hardboiled Noir, and Hallucinogenic Adventure

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    The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

    The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

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    Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands

    Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands

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