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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

How Dashiell Hammett's Contintental Op Became a Depression-Era Icon

How Dashiell Hammett's Contintental Op Became a Depression-Era Icon

After an era of gentleman detectives, Hammett brought the world a detective grounded in (and ground down by) hard-edged reality.

By Susanna Lee | August 4, 2020

The Power—and the Responsibility—of True Crime Writing

The Power—and the Responsibility—of True Crime Writing

"From childhood, we are hardwired to be fascinated by danger, and by the dark potential of other humans."

By Patrick Radden Keefe | July 30, 2020

True Crime Has Been Having a Moment for Three Centuries. But the New Era Is Different.

True Crime Has Been Having a Moment for Three Centuries. But the New Era Is Different.

Sarah Weinman takes stock of true crime, post-Serial.

By Sarah Weinman | July 28, 2020

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.

By Harold Schechter | July 27, 2020

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

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

By Ingrid and Joachim Wall | July 15, 2020

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

By Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg | July 13, 2020

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

By Joe R. Lansdale | July 10, 2020

The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

Murder in the Skies, An International Cover-Up, and No Resolution

By Ravi Somaiya | July 8, 2020

Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands

Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands

How many people disappear into the wild? Jon Billman searches for an answer—and for one woman vanished in the mountains.

By Jon Billman | July 7, 2020

The Rival Casinos That Built Hot Springs, Arkansas into an Unlikely Capital of Vice

The Rival Casinos That Built Hot Springs, Arkansas into an Unlikely Capital of Vice

One was a lavish, sophisticated club. The other was a second story gambling den run by a washed out, corrupt cop.

By David Hill | July 7, 2020

How an Alaska Beach Became, For One Golden Summer, a

How an Alaska Beach Became, For One Golden Summer, a "Poor Man's Paradise"

In 1899, in the early days of the Gold Rush, miners transformed an Alaska beach into a bold experiment in common property.

By Paul Starobin | June 30, 2020

Can You Really Separate Edgar Allan Poe's Work from His Life?

Can You Really Separate Edgar Allan Poe's Work from His Life?

Sarah Weinman on "the Gordian knot holding together Poe's tumultuous life and fragmented personality with his body of work"—and an audacious biography.

By Sarah Weinman | June 19, 2020

The Sufi Spy Who Fought The Fascists in Nazi-Occupied Paris

The Sufi Spy Who Fought The Fascists in Nazi-Occupied Paris

Snapshot from History: Noor Inayat Khan, codename "Madeleine," arrives in France to join a resistance circle as a radio operator.

By Arthur J. Magida | June 17, 2020

The High Seas Murder That Shocked—And Baffled—The World

The High Seas Murder That Shocked—And Baffled—The World

In July 1896, the Herbert Fuller left Boston for Buenos Aires. Two weeks later, it was in Halifax with three brutally murdered. What happened on board was a deeply unsettling mystery.

By Gerard Koeppel | June 16, 2020

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