7 Great Mysteries about Rare Books and Bibliophiles

7 Great Mysteries about Rare Books and Bibliophiles

"History abounds with tales of obsessive bibliophilic greed, betrayal, theft, blackmail, fraud, assault, and murder."

By Marlowe Benn | August 16, 2019

The Dark Side of

The Dark Side of "Sugar Dating"

Behind promises of gifts and travel, the already dangerous underground sex economy gets even shadier.

By Robyn Harding | August 16, 2019

5 Thrillers Featuring a Small Group of Friends

5 Thrillers Featuring a Small Group of Friends

Keep your friends close, and your frenemies closer...

By Cambria Brockman | August 16, 2019

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #40

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #40

L.A. Confidential (1997)

By Otto Penzler | August 16, 2019

6 New True Crime Books to Read This August

6 New True Crime Books to Read This August

Cold Cases, Violent Cults, and Stories of Crime and Obsession

By CrimeReads | August 15, 2019

The Great Boundary-Breaking Women of Fiction

The Great Boundary-Breaking Women of Fiction

Celebrating 10 strong women who refused to conform and who struggled to find their place in the world.

By Louisa Treger | August 15, 2019

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The Hard-Knock Nanny Life

By Madeline Stevens | August 15, 2019

The Conspiracy Theories Around the Death of Brian Jones: 50 Years Later

By William Shaw | August 15, 2019

Squeaky Fromme: Charlie's Angel

By Tori Telfer | August 14, 2019

August's Best Debut Novels

August's Best Debut Novels

Jealous Nannies, Jazz-Age Debutants, and Jarring Calls

By CrimeReads | August 14, 2019

1970s Noir: The Cult Classics

1970s Noir: The Cult Classics

Time to revisit some of the most criminally underappreciated neo-noir of the 70s.

By Howard Michael Gould | August 14, 2019

Lawyers in Fiction: It's Time to Question the Archetype

Lawyers in Fiction: It's Time to Question the Archetype

From Perry Mason to Atticus Finch to Saul Goodman, what do our fictional lawyers tell us about ourselves?

By Christopher Brown | August 14, 2019

The Doctor Is In: How Psychologists Advance a Psychological Thriller

The Doctor Is In: How Psychologists Advance a Psychological Thriller

6 Novels Featuring Psychologists and Psychiatrists in Key Roles

By Matthew Farrell | August 14, 2019

The Unsung Godfather of <br>Film Noir

The Unsung Godfather of
Film Noir

Noir fans revere Out of the Past. But almost nobody talks about the man behind the classic story.

By David Handler | August 13, 2019

Sympathetic Villains: Five Psychopaths We Pity, Root For, and Identify With

Sympathetic Villains: Five Psychopaths We Pity, Root For, and Identify With

"What happens when those who commit crimes are humanized?"

By Elizabeth Macneal | August 13, 2019

The Best Books About Working Undercover

The Best Books About Working Undercover

A retired undercover FBI agent recommends the best true crime books about clandestine work.

By Dana Ridenour | August 13, 2019

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