Pancho Villa, the Battle at the Rio Grande, and Why the Revolution Needed a Movie Star
In 1914, Villa had the federales on the run from Chihuahua. That's when he decided to bring in the film crews.
By Jeff Guinn | May 18, 2021
10 New Books Coming Out This Week
By CrimeReads | May 17, 2021
Willy Vlautin Is Chronicling the Demolition of the American Dream Live From Portland
By David Masciotra | May 17, 2021
A Tale of Witchcraft and Murder in Jazz Age America
By Crawford Smith | May 17, 2021
What Can Fiction Do For True Stories That True Crime Can't? In An Answer: Empathy
"While the "True" with a capital "T" aspect of true crime certainly has its appeal, fiction remains valuable in its ability to magnify reality and delve into the emotional truth."
By Sadie Hoagland | May 17, 2021
5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This May
Poisoned marriages, social clubs, and kidnapped scions.
By Lisa Levy | May 14, 2021
Highway of Darkness: A Mystery Reader’s Road Trip Up California’s Highway 99
The Postman Always Rings Twice, the desolate, farm regions of California have made compelling settings for mystery writers."">"Ever since Frank Chambers got thrown off the hay wagon at noon in The Postman Always Rings Twice, the desolate, farm regions of California have made compelling settings for mystery writers."
By Jane Rosenthal | May 14, 2021
