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    The Art of Writing Mysteries Featuring Real-Life Figures

    The Art of Writing Mysteries Featuring Real-Life Figures

    In these books, history and mystery mingle.

    By Lyn Squire | September 26, 2023

    The Wild, Bizarre, Sometimes Criminal Pleasures of London's Bartholomew Fair

    The Wild, Bizarre, Sometimes Criminal Pleasures of London's Bartholomew Fair

    Laura Shepherd-Robinson on the dangerous side of one of London's most famous historical fairs.

    By Laura Shepherd-Robinson | September 22, 2023

    Murder Ballads, the Original True Crime

    Murder Ballads, the Original True Crime

    On the long tradition of folk music about crimes, used to help communities process trauma and memorialize victims.

    By Janet Beard | September 19, 2023

    Some Conspiracy Theories Surrounding the Royal House of Windsor

    Some Conspiracy Theories Surrounding the Royal House of Windsor

    The scandals of the British royal family have made for excellent fodder for crime fiction.

    By Christine Wells | September 12, 2023

    The Gilded Age: On Invention and Excess

    The Gilded Age: On Invention and Excess

    Alyssa Maxwell on capturing the technologies of an unequal and rapidly changing era in historical fiction.

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    The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of Fall 2023

    The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of Fall 2023

    75+ Noirs, Mysteries, Thrillers, and Horror Novels to take you though the end of the year.

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    Red Right Hand: Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin and the Looming Shadow of Fascism

    Red Right Hand: Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin and the Looming Shadow of Fascism

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    The Best Paperback Releases of Summer 2023

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    The Best Historical Fiction of 2023 (So Far)

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    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

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    The Chicago Mob vs. the World’s Fair

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    How The History of Nuclear Violence Shapes Our Present

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    Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

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