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The Black Dahlia: The Long, Strange History of Los Angeles' Coldest Cold Case

Larry Harnisch has spent 24 years researching the Dahlia case and dispelling myths. Has he finally found an answer of his own?

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020: Fall Preview

50 new crime novels, mysteries, and thrillers to get you through the end of the year.

How Josephine Tey Crafted a Masterpiece of Paranoia in Postwar England

Lady Antonia Fraser examines a classic mystery of the middle class.

In Search of America's Rarest Unknown Books by Renowned Writers

Browsing bookshop shelves you may come across hidden treasures.

Why Indigenous Crime Fiction Matters

There is a long and complex history of crime fiction by Native authors. Their books are as important as ever.

The Very Brief Heyday of Crime Beat Magazine

For two years in the 1990s, horror writer T.E.D. Klein edited the "newsmagazine of crime." Was Crime Beat ahead of its time or a sign of divisions to come?

Sympathy for the Devil: 5 Classic Noir Villains with a Touch of Humanity

The notorious, nuanced "villains" of film noir.

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They're like heist movies but more charming, and also sometimes goofy, and occasionally confusing, but in a sexy way.

MS-13: How Neo-Colonial Violence and Exploitation Gave Birth to America's Most Notorious Gang

"The gang is the bastard child that no one wants to acknowledge from an affair that most choose to ignore."

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