The State of the Mystery: Part 2 of a Roundtable Discussion

The State of the Mystery: Part 2 of a Roundtable Discussion

The 2019 Edgar Award Nominees Address the Genre's Most Pressing Questions

By CrimeReads | April 25, 2019

“Bite Out of Crime”

“Bite Out of Crime”

Allison Brennan, edited by Anne Perry

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 25, 2019

The State of the Mystery: Part 1 of a Roundtable Discussion

The State of the Mystery: Part 1 of a Roundtable Discussion

The 2019 Edgar Award Nominees Address the Genre's Most Pressing Questions

By CrimeReads | April 24, 2019

A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

“The whole damn world believes in dynamite.”

By Mariah Fredericks | April 18, 2019

Women Spies During WWII Were Way Better At Keeping Secrets Than Their Male Counterparts

Women Spies During WWII Were Way Better At Keeping Secrets Than Their Male Counterparts

On Spymaster Vera Atkins And Her Extremely Capable Network

By Alisa Smith | April 16, 2019

The Early Days of Undercover Detective Work

The Early Days of Undercover Detective Work

How Undercover Agents Slowly Made Their Way to America

By Charles Lane | April 15, 2019

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Brussels '79: A Thriller Born of a Tumultuous Era

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On Mourning and Post-Mortem Photography

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The Best Historical Fiction of 2019 (So Far)

The Best Historical Fiction of 2019 (So Far)

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By Molly Odintz | April 10, 2019

Jacobean Noir: Poison, Scandal & An Infamous Beauty

Jacobean Noir: Poison, Scandal & An Infamous Beauty

In the bloody Jacobean court, women took the fall for murders.

By Elizabeth Fremantle | April 10, 2019

Metropolis

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Vice and Virtue<br> in the Newgate Novel

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By Rebecca Rego Barry | April 8, 2019

The Victorian Quack: Between Folklore and Science

The Victorian Quack: Between Folklore and Science

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Who Slays the Wicked

Who Slays the Wicked

C.S. Harris

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The Birth of the Modern <br>Ghost Story

The Birth of the Modern
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By Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton | April 2, 2019

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