• Features

    Houdini, Escapist Fiction and The Role of Art

    Why do some draw a line between literary art and escapist fiction?

    October 5, 2020  By Lonnie Busch
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    Why Most Con Artist Stories Are Also About Social Class

    "Are we more likely to excuse fraud—or enjoy depictions of it—committed in the name of 'the finer things in life'?"

    October 2, 2020  By Emily Gray Tedrowe
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    The Strange Life and Mysterious Disappearance of a Very American Painting

    Craig Johnson on Custer, and the painting that ornamented barroom walls across America, then vanished.

    October 2, 2020  By Craig Johnson
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    Two Assassinations (and One Attempt) That Changed The Course of the Russian Revolution

    After the murder of a Chekist and an attempt on his own life, Lenin turned towards more draconian measures to consolidate power and contain international intrigue.

    October 2, 2020  By Jonathan Schneer
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    What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition

    Rebecca is headed to Netflix, Bly Manor is haunted, and HBO is having rich people problems.

    October 2, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    On Drawing Inspiration From a Rich History of Ruins

    Britons have long had a fascination with ruins. For Anna Lee Huber they're the start of mystery novels.

    October 2, 2020  By Anna Lee Huber
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    13 Novels You Should Read in October

    The month's best new books in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    October 1, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    Mystery Writer Jacques Futrelle Died Onboard the Titanic, but His Greatest Detective Creation Lives On

    Meet Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen,
    Ph. D., LL. D., F. R. S., M. D., M.D.S.

    October 1, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The Grand Tour: Eight Thrillers Featuring Americans in Europe

    These fish-out-of-water crime novels drop their American protagonists across the ocean and into hot water.

    October 1, 2020  By Mark Pryor
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    A Long Tradition of Darkly Humorous Crime Fiction

    Satire and humor have long had an important role to play in crime novels. These authors use transgressive laughs to enhance their art.

    October 1, 2020  By Thomas H. Carry
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