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Architecture, Arson, Murder: The Night Frank Lloyd Wright's Estate Went Up in Smoke

Architecture, Arson, Murder: The Night Frank Lloyd Wright's Estate Went Up in Smoke

An excerpt from The Killer and Frank Lloyd Wright: The True Story of Mass Murder in Paradise by Casey Sherman

By Casey Sherman | June 9, 2026

The Men Who Sold the Long-Lost Treasures of Cambodia's Khmer Empire

The Men Who Sold the Long-Lost Treasures of Cambodia's Khmer Empire

From the foreword to The Man Who Stole the Gods by Matthew Campbell

By Matthew Campbell | June 2, 2026

How Jane Austen Influenced Modern Detective Fiction

How Jane Austen Influenced Modern Detective Fiction

Lucy Andrews explores the history of detective tropes in Emma and retells it as a cozy

By Lucy Andrews | May 12, 2026

Allan Gaw on Setting Detective Fiction Before the Advent of DNA Profiling

Allan Gaw on Setting Detective Fiction Before the Advent of DNA Profiling

The author of The Silent House of Sleep investigates the history of forensics

By Allan Gaw | May 6, 2026

Ru Marshall on the Curious Lives and Legends of Carlos Castaneda

Ru Marshall on the Curious Lives and Legends of Carlos Castaneda

An excerpt from American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda

By Ru Marshall | May 5, 2026

How Halley's Comet and Celestial Visions Shaped Daisy Pearce's New Novel

How Halley's Comet and Celestial Visions Shaped Daisy Pearce's New Novel

The author of Dark Is When the Devil Comes on the power of symbols and omens

By Daisy Pearce | April 28, 2026

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Rebecca Lehmann on Anne Boleyn and the Fatal Power of Unmanageable Women

Exploring the misogyny behind attempts to silence history's loudest ladies

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J.H. Market on the unsettling islands that inspired his latest novel.

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Corruption, Killings, and Courtrooms: A Chicago True Crime Reading List

Corruption, Killings, and Courtrooms: A Chicago True Crime Reading List

Randy E. Barnett recommends Adam Selzer, Kenneth Tucker, and more

By Randy E. Barnett | March 19, 2026

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Sujata Massey on Indian Mysteries, Saradindu Bandyopadhyay, and South Asian Cinema

Sujata Massey on Indian Mysteries, Saradindu Bandyopadhyay, and South Asian Cinema

The author of The Star from Calcutta charts the rise of crime stories in India

By Sujata Massey | March 12, 2026

Why Does Anne Boleyn Still Fascinate Us So Deeply?

Why Does Anne Boleyn Still Fascinate Us So Deeply?

Karen E. Olson on the enduring popularity of one Tudor wife in particular.

By Karen E. Olson | March 12, 2026

Cowboy Capos: Linda Stasi on Writing About the

Cowboy Capos: Linda Stasi on Writing About the "Mountain Mafia" of Colorado

Exploring the lesser-known Sicilian crime families of coal mine country during Prohibition

By Linda Stasi | March 10, 2026

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