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    Mystery in the Age of Empire

    Mystery in the Age of Empire

    10 Historical Crime Novels that Explore the Imperialist Project

    By Paddy Hirsch | June 25, 2018

    Summer's Most Anticipated Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

    Summer's Most Anticipated Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

    72 Books to Keep You Reading All Summer Long

    By CrimeReads | June 20, 2018

    The Butcher's Daughter

    The Butcher's Daughter

    Victoria Glendinnig

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 20, 2018

    Abraham Lincoln's Last Murder Trial

    Abraham Lincoln's Last Murder Trial

    The Future President's Last Big Case: Murder or Self-Defense?

    By Dan Abrams and David Fisher | June 18, 2018

    Bram Stoker, Crime Fiction, and the Theater

    Bram Stoker, Crime Fiction, and the Theater

    How Forensic Science, Jack the Ripper, and MacBeth
    Influenced Stoker's Masterpiece

    By Oscar De Muriel | June 15, 2018

    We Need More Stories About<br> Tough Women

    We Need More Stories About
    Tough Women

    6 Gritty, Independent Women on Both Sides of The Law

    By Jenni L. Walsh | June 13, 2018

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    Historical Crime Fiction is More Than an Escape

    By Laurie R. King | June 12, 2018

    Roanoke: Secret Maps and the Search for a Lost Colony

    By Andrew Lawler | June 8, 2018

    A Baroque Painter’s Feminist Rage (and Blood Spatter)

    By Maria Hummel | June 7, 2018

    Island of the Mad

    Island of the Mad

    Laurie R. King

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 7, 2018

    10 Essential True Crime Books<br> for June 2018

    10 Essential True Crime Books
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    New Books to Feed Your True Crime Addiction

    By CrimeReads | June 6, 2018

    When Presidents Go Sleuthing

    When Presidents Go Sleuthing

    23 Classics of Presidential Mysteries and Thrillers

    By J. Kingston Pierce | June 4, 2018

    Sand

    Sand

    Wolfgang Herrndorf, translated by Tim Mohr

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 4, 2018

    The Shadow Killer

    The Shadow Killer

    Arnaldur Indridason

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 24, 2018

    A Victorian Era Guide to Oppressing Women

    A Victorian Era Guide to Oppressing Women

    All the Insane, Sexist Laws You Need for a Historical Mystery

    By Brenda Clough | May 23, 2018

    Why Historical Fiction Matters

    Why Historical Fiction Matters

    (And What Makes Historical Crime Fiction So Good)

    By Eliot Pattison | May 22, 2018

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