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How an Epic History of the Mafia Came out of a Chance Meeting with a Literary Legend

How an Epic History of the Mafia Came out of a Chance Meeting with a Literary Legend

Louis Ferrante recalls the meeting with Lord George Weidenfeld that led to a seven-year writing project, resulting in the first ever trilogy about the rise and decline of the American Mafia.

By Louis Ferrante | January 5, 2024

How to Write Fiction about True Crime

How to Write Fiction about True Crime

Novels examining the true crime industry are a critical part of understanding its problems and popularity.

By Kate Brody | January 2, 2024

The Best True Crime Books of 2023

The Best True Crime Books of 2023

Fraternity traffickers, extrajudicial killings, art thieves and more, in this year's best true crime writing.

By CrimeReads | December 20, 2023

The Mystery of Oak Island

The Mystery of Oak Island

Douglas Preston on the hunt for a lost fortune, and the elusive Money Pit at the center of the mystery.

By Douglas Preston | December 20, 2023

Uptown Gothic: The NYC Photographs of Thaddeus Wilkerson

Uptown Gothic: The NYC Photographs of Thaddeus Wilkerson

Michael Gonzales conjures up a bygone Harlem through the street photographs of a master.

By Michael Gonzales | December 19, 2023

Delusions of Grandeur: The Scandalous Crime of a Los Angeles Millionaire

Delusions of Grandeur: The Scandalous Crime of a Los Angeles Millionaire

The bizarre, bloody story behind L.A.'s Griffith Park

By Dean Jobb | December 15, 2023

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The Many Words for Yakuza

By Jake Adelstein | December 11, 2023

Memory, Place, and Hauntings: On Toronto's Seedy Seventies-Era "Sin Strip"

By Richard John Parfitt | December 7, 2023

The Grieving Mother Who Became An Angel of Vengeance

By Azam Ahmed | November 30, 2023

Delving Into the Real Story of Charlie Starkweather, Spree Killer, Demon of the American '50s

Delving Into the Real Story of Charlie Starkweather, Spree Killer, Demon of the American '50s

Harry N. MacLean knew there was likely more to the story than was known. But did he want to go down the old roads to Nebraska?

By Harry N. MacLean | November 28, 2023

On the Bizarre Relationship Between Lee Harvey Oswald and his Mother

On the Bizarre Relationship Between Lee Harvey Oswald and his Mother

"We’re going to be just like the Rockefellers and live like kings."

By Deanne Stillman | November 17, 2023

How Max Marshall Wrote a College Fraternity Crime Epic

How Max Marshall Wrote a College Fraternity Crime Epic

Marshall's new nonfiction book 'Among the Bros' explores a world of privilege, excess, drugs, and murder.

By Kevin Canfield | November 16, 2023

Inside the Early Days of Investigating the Murdaugh Family

Inside the Early Days of Investigating the Murdaugh Family

Mandy Matney broke the story on the Murdaugh Dynasty's many misdeeds. One key interview with a friend of a victim kept her on the case.

By Mandy Matney | November 15, 2023

A Journey Into the Heart of the Everglades, and the Alligator Poacher Sting that Divided a Community

A Journey Into the Heart of the Everglades, and the Alligator Poacher Sting that Divided a Community

In her new book, 'Gator Country,' Rebecca Renner wants to go beyond the easy mythology of 'Florida Man.'

By Rebecca Renner | November 14, 2023

Love Behind Bars: On the Complicated World of Incarcerated Romance

Love Behind Bars: On the Complicated World of Incarcerated Romance

The world of prison relationships shows that love is possible, even under the hardest of circumstances

By Elizabeth Greenwood | November 10, 2023

The Dalton Gang's Final, Doomed Heists in the Twilight of the Old West

The Dalton Gang's Final, Doomed Heists in the Twilight of the Old West

They were the last in a line of bandits. Their final days were bloody, nasty, and snakebit.

By Tom Clavin | November 10, 2023

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