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    Get Wise to <em>Get Smart</em>

    Get Wise to Get Smart

    Looking back on Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's groundbreaking spy comedy series

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    How the CIA Took Over a Florida Island

    How the CIA Took Over a Florida Island

    Retired spies flocked to Sanibel Island in the 1970s. Soon they launched a newspaper and a campaign for self-determination.

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    10 Novels You Should Read in December

    10 Novels You Should Read in December

    The best new crime novels, thrillers, and mysteries to close out the year.

    By CrimeReads | December 1, 2021

    Faith Jones on Growing Up in a Cult, Leaving the Fold, and Reconnecting with Family

    Faith Jones on Growing Up in a Cult, Leaving the Fold, and Reconnecting with Family

    After a horrifying childhood under the control of the Children of God, Faith Jones managed to escape—and live a full life.

    By Molly Odintz | December 1, 2021

    How to Solve A Murder in Early 19th-Century London

    How to Solve A Murder in Early 19th-Century London

    The coroner, the Bow Street Runners, and murder investigation in Regency England

    By Darcie Wilde | December 1, 2021

    Strong Women in Fiction: The Problem With Magic Bracelets

    Strong Women in Fiction: The Problem With Magic Bracelets

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    Inside the FBI's Unlikely Undercover Operation Infiltrating a Radical Militia in Kansas

    Inside the FBI's Unlikely Undercover Operation Infiltrating a Radical Militia in Kansas

    Working with informants was never easy. In rural Kansas, there were special challenges.

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    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Detection Dogs

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    What do working dogs do? And what happens to them when they retire?

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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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    An island with a reputation for seclusion, secrecy, and escape makes its mark in the world of crime fiction.

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    The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: November 2021

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    On Family, Distance, and Love in the Time of Covid

    On Family, Distance, and Love in the Time of Covid

    Laura Davis lives in California. Her daughter lives in Jordan. Over the past two years, they've faced new struggles—and found new ways to connect.

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    The Spy Who Never Was

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