New Nonfiction

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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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?

August 19, 2020  By David Thomson
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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.

August 19, 2020  By Colette Bancroft
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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.

August 14, 2020  By Rone Tempest
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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.

August 11, 2020  By Susanna Lee
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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?

August 5, 2020  By Betsy Bonner
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