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How Patricia Highsmith, Shirley Jackson, and Leigh Brackett Defined a Strand of Midcentury American Literature

How Patricia Highsmith, Shirley Jackson, and Leigh Brackett Defined a Strand of Midcentury American Literature

The three women, whose work is rarely read together, approached genre writing in ways that are still influencing writers today.

By Ashley Lawson | September 25, 2024

Andrew Bridge on Why He Fights for Kids in Foster Care

Andrew Bridge on Why He Fights for Kids in Foster Care

Bridge's long journey took him from a holding facility for foster children in Los Angeles to Harvard Law School to a courtroom representing the kids of Eufaula.

By Andrew Bridge | September 23, 2024

Married to the Mob: When the Mafia Infiltrated and Shook Down Hollywood Unions

Married to the Mob: When the Mafia Infiltrated and Shook Down Hollywood Unions

"When the studios had actual problems with the unions, they used mob muscle to squash it."

By Michael Benson and Craig Singer | September 13, 2024

How the Detectives of Scotland Yard Solved Their First Big Case

How the Detectives of Scotland Yard Solved Their First Big Case

In the summer of 1842, the 'Bermondsey Horror' kept London transfixed, as the newly formed detective squad launched an investigation.

By Simon Read | September 6, 2024

The Birth of Britain's

The Birth of Britain's "Commando" Units

After the Dunkirk evacuation, the British military needed a new approach. Its resident wizard was called to devise a scheme.

By Robert Hutton | September 5, 2024

Orlando Whitfield on Art, Fraud, and Unwittingly Going into Business with a Talented Con Man

Orlando Whitfield on Art, Fraud, and Unwittingly Going into Business with a Talented Con Man

Whitfield's new book, 'All That Glitters' tells the inside story of Inigo Philbrick's rise and fall.

By Kevin Canfield | August 19, 2024

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The Craggy, Wind-Swept Crime Fiction of Wales

By Martin Edwards | August 16, 2024

Uncovering One of the Biggest (and Strangest) Frauds in Mississippi History

By Shad White | August 13, 2024

How McDonald's Found Out Its Wildly Popular Monopoly Game Was a Fraud

By James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte | August 12, 2024

A Murder in Laredo

A Murder in Laredo

How an investigation into a woman's murder in the Texas borderlands became a search for a serial killer.

By Rick Jervis | August 6, 2024

The Assassinations That Targeted India's Journalists

The Assassinations That Targeted India's Journalists

In a new book, Rollo Romig discusses the killing of Gauri Lankesh and other reporters in India.

By Kevin Canfield | August 6, 2024

March 31, 1985: The Day That Tore San Diego Apart

March 31, 1985: The Day That Tore San Diego Apart

"Two white San Diego Police officers followed a pickup truck with seven young Black men up a long dirt driveway in the Southeast neighborhood of Encanto. Minutes later, something terrible happened."

By Peter Houlahan | July 26, 2024

How American Purity Culture Led To a Shocking Affair—and An Even More Shocking Murder

How American Purity Culture Led To a Shocking Affair—and An Even More Shocking Murder

When Brian Winchester and Denise Williams wanted out of their marriages, murder seemed a more palatable option than divorce.

By Mikita Brottman | July 23, 2024

How the Underworld Exploited Jewish Women in Turn of the Century New York

How the Underworld Exploited Jewish Women in Turn of the Century New York

On the East Side, women from the garment industry were targets in an evolving system of crime and exploitation.

By Dan Slater | July 16, 2024

Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Woman Who Organized 19th Century New York's Criminal Underworld

Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Woman Who Organized 19th Century New York's Criminal Underworld

Margalit Fox's new book puts a spotlight on a forgotten trailblazer of crime.

By Margalit Fox | July 11, 2024

Margalit Fox on the Woman Who Organized Theft in 19th Century New York

Margalit Fox on the Woman Who Organized Theft in 19th Century New York

The woman at the center of Fox's new book, Fredericka Mandelbaum, built her own "crooked ladder."

By Kevin Canfield | July 8, 2024

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