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A New True Crime Book Investigates a Sister's Murder and Official Indifference

A New True Crime Book Investigates a Sister's Murder and Official Indifference

In 1978, Therese Allore vanished. Six months later, her body was discovered. Her brother is still looking for answers.

By Peter Handel | May 20, 2022

"Criminal profiling has been fooling us all."

Eric Barker on the pseudoscience of profiling.

By Eric Barker | May 19, 2022

Asking Why Women Like True Crime Is Condescending

Asking Why Women Like True Crime Is Condescending

So maybe...don't do it?

By Caite Dolan-Leach | May 16, 2022

Revisiting Gary Indiana’s Bewildering, Haunting True Crime Trilogy

Revisiting Gary Indiana’s Bewildering, Haunting True Crime Trilogy

Indiana's books were bold, inventive, and ahead of their time.

By Tobias Carroll | May 13, 2022

On the Trail of the Shenandoah Murders at the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases

On the Trail of the Shenandoah Murders at the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases

Why do so many cold cases go unsolved?

By Kathryn Miles | May 12, 2022

Eden Collinsworth on the Mystery Behind a Masterpiece

Eden Collinsworth on the Mystery Behind a Masterpiece

On the perambulations of Lady with an Ermine, one of Leonardo Da Vinci's strangest portraits.

By Eden Collinsworth | May 11, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Dead in the Water: How a Flailing Supertanker Illustrates The Story of Modern Shipping

By Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel | May 9, 2022

The Long Island Cops Who Schemed To Take Over the District Attorney's Office

By Gus Garcia-Roberts | May 4, 2022

The Incredible, True Story of How the Government Turned Sammy Gravano, Gambino Family Underboss, Into a Cooperating Witness

By John Gleeson | May 3, 2022

5 Non-Fiction Titles That Are So Vibrant They Read Like Fiction

5 Non-Fiction Titles That Are So Vibrant They Read Like Fiction

Elle Marr on the new pantheon of true crime.

By Elle Marr | May 2, 2022

Dope: On George Cain, New York City, and <em>Blueschild Baby</em>

Dope: On George Cain, New York City, and Blueschild Baby

Michael Gonzales on the man and the life behind a literary phenomenon in 1970 New York.

By Michael Gonzales | April 21, 2022

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books to Read This Month

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books to Read This Month

Reporters and spies, vanished inventors, and a powerful case against junk science in courtrooms.

By CrimeReads | April 21, 2022

Switzerland's Inching Progress Towards Legalizing Marijuana

Switzerland's Inching Progress Towards Legalizing Marijuana

"Considering its innate conservatism, Switzerland’s attitude toward drug use...has been surprisingly pragmatic and humane."

By Kim Hays | April 20, 2022

On Writing and Living True Crime

On Writing and Living True Crime

"I never set out to be a journalist or a true crime writer, but given the central mystery of my childhood, perhaps it was inevitable."

By Kim Powers | April 19, 2022

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How a "Collective Madness" in 18th Century France Led to Financial Ruin and a Scheme to Lock Up Women and Ship Them Into Exile

Paris, 1719: After a financial panic sweeps the nation, a decision is made—convicts will be sent to work the swamps of Louisiana.

By Joan DeJean | April 19, 2022

10 Must-Read Nonfiction Serial Killer and True Crime Books

10 Must-Read Nonfiction Serial Killer and True Crime Books

Sam Holland fills out a bookshelf for those who want to take their reading to a dark place.

By Sam Holland | April 18, 2022

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