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Ian Fleming, Special Correspondent to a Moscow Show Trial

Ian Fleming, Special Correspondent to a Moscow Show Trial

How a 24-year old Fleming's stint as a special correspondent to Moscow helped shape his view of the Soviet state.

By Nicholas Shakespeare | April 9, 2024

The True Crime Writer's Favorite True Crime

The True Crime Writer's Favorite True Crime

Philip Eil on what to watch and read when you're looking for the best of what the form can do.

By Philip Eil | April 9, 2024

Of Fruit and Felonies: <br>A Florida Story

Of Fruit and Felonies:
A Florida Story

Annabelle Tometich's mother wasn't happy with a man messing with her mango tree. So she shot out his car window.

By Annabelle Tometich | April 1, 2024

Real Life Crimes That Are Stranger Than Fiction

Real Life Crimes That Are Stranger Than Fiction

Emily Bain Murphy on crimes that have fascinated, horrified, and inspired throughout the ages.

By Emily Bain Murphy | March 28, 2024

A Serial Killer in Iran

A Serial Killer in Iran

The evidence pointed to one woman: but was she a monster or a victim?

By Mitzi Szereto | March 13, 2024

How Field Work Kept Jonna Mendez Hooked During Her Long Career in the CIA

How Field Work Kept Jonna Mendez Hooked During Her Long Career in the CIA

She was fresh off a plane, new to the office, and it was time to improvise disguises for a field meet with lives hanging in the balance.

By Jonna Mendez | March 12, 2024

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A Brief History of Organized Crime in the Florida Keys

By Doug Kelly | March 6, 2024

Edgar Allan Poe's Bid to Become a Real-Life Crime Solver

By Alex Hortis | March 5, 2024

Big Pimpin: On Iceberg Slim and 'Reflections'

By Michael Gonzales | March 1, 2024

Eight Books Exploring Real Life Crimes in Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction

Eight Books Exploring Real Life Crimes in Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction

Or, in search of understanding why ordinary people do terrible things

By Megan Cooley Peterson | March 1, 2024

The Third Person: Writing in the Aftermath of a Home Robbery

The Third Person: Writing in the Aftermath of a Home Robbery

Kate Sidley wrote about tidy mysteries in a faraway country. Then real violence came into her home.

By Kate Sidley | February 23, 2024

The 1887 Murder of an “Unknown Woman” That May Have Inspired Carolyn Wells

The 1887 Murder of an “Unknown Woman” That May Have Inspired Carolyn Wells

Rebecca Rego Barry on the mystery maven's ouevre and the crime that started it all

By Rebecca Rego Barry | February 16, 2024

The Attempted Assassination of Charlie Chaplin

The Attempted Assassination of Charlie Chaplin

A group of young Naval officers wanted to force Japan into a war with America. Their plan: kill Hollywood's biggest star.

By Ronald Drabkin | February 13, 2024

The Gangsters and the Star

The Gangsters and the Star

Bugsy Siegel and Mickey Cohen were supposed to run Hollywood crime together. Instead, they chased the same legendary actress.

By Casey Sherman | February 13, 2024

On the All-Female Shoplifting Gang Who Reigned Supreme in Turn-of-the-Century London

On the All-Female Shoplifting Gang Who Reigned Supreme in Turn-of-the-Century London

"I was completely captivated by the history of this all-female crime syndicate..."

By Heather Webb | February 12, 2024

The 1931 Murder That Foretold a New Era of Crime and Corruption in New York City

The 1931 Murder That Foretold a New Era of Crime and Corruption in New York City

Prohibition had brought about a new kind of gangster. And new kinds of violence.

By Michael Wolraich | February 7, 2024

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