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Hanslope Park: The True Home of Britain's Spy Gadgets

Hanslope Park: The True Home of Britain's Spy Gadgets

T.A. Willberg on the whimsical and sometimes ghoulish history of Her Majesty’s Government Communications Centre

By T.A. Willberg | February 1, 2022

The Torso Murderer: Jack the Ripper Wasn't the Only Serial Killer Stalking London in 1888

The Torso Murderer: Jack the Ripper Wasn't the Only Serial Killer Stalking London in 1888

The crimes were gruesome and cruel. And performed in the shadow of Jack the Ripper.

By Laura Joh Rowland | January 13, 2022

10 Classic Crime Stories That Have Just Entered the Public Domain in 2022

10 Classic Crime Stories That Have Just Entered the Public Domain in 2022

Books by Agatha Christie, Ernest Hemingway, and Arthur Conan Doyle now belong to everyone.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 12, 2022

Life and Death Among the Vanished in the Himalayas' Parvati Valley

Life and Death Among the Vanished in the Himalayas' Parvati Valley

Every year, people disappear in the Parvati Valley. What happens to them?

By Harley Rustad | January 11, 2022

The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

Elly Griffiths on the long history of actors, plays, and mystery.

By Elly Griffiths | December 22, 2021

For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

Keith Roysdon on the sideshow's unique place in American culture

By Keith Roysdon | December 16, 2021

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's Salem: A Town with a Dark History of Brutality and Murder

By Edward J. Renehan Jr. | December 16, 2021

The Ponzi of Paris: The Greatest, Wildest Confidence Artist in French History

By Dean Jobb | December 3, 2021

How the CIA Took Over a Florida Island

By Craig Pittman | December 1, 2021

The Spy Who Never Was

The Spy Who Never Was

British Cold War-era journalist John Peet defected to East Germany, later claiming to have been a Soviet sleeper agent. But was he?

By Jordan Todorov | November 24, 2021

What Dostoevsky Learned About Freedom and Murder From His Fellow Convicts in Siberia

What Dostoevsky Learned About Freedom and Murder From His Fellow Convicts in Siberia

Throughout his time in a Siberian prison camp, Dostoevsky was observing life and making secret notes for his future masterpiece.

By Kevin Birmingham | November 16, 2021

The Forgotten History of the Brutal, Internecine Battles of the American Revolution

The Forgotten History of the Brutal, Internecine Battles of the American Revolution

The American Revolution was the country's first civil war, pitting neighbors against one another and dividing families.

By H.W. Brands | November 12, 2021

The Rise of the London Police and the 1877 Scandal That Nearly Shut Down Scotland Yard

The Rise of the London Police and the 1877 Scandal That Nearly Shut Down Scotland Yard

The Trial of the Detectives

By Karen Odden | November 11, 2021

Locusta of Gaul: Rome's Imperial Poisoner and Possibly the World's First Serial Killer

Locusta of Gaul: Rome's Imperial Poisoner and Possibly the World's First Serial Killer

Her life began in the countryside. A skill with poisons brought her to the heart of the empire.

By Jennifer Wright | November 2, 2021

Redemption for Doctor Watson

Redemption for Doctor Watson

Olivia Rutigliano reads the detective duo as a brilliant double-act, designed by Watson himself.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 29, 2021

The Forgotten Story of a Polish Spy Whose Los Angeles Trial Was a Cold War Flashpoint

The Forgotten Story of a Polish Spy Whose Los Angeles Trial Was a Cold War Flashpoint

Marian Zacharski was much admired by American intelligence officers. His trial came at an auspicious moment.

By John Pomfret | October 26, 2021

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