• True Crime

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

    When a supertanker starts sinking, whose job is it to save it?

    May 9, 2022  By Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel
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    The Long Island Cops Who Schemed To Take Over the District Attorney's Office

    Gus Garcia-Roberts on corruption, electioneering, and how Jimmy Burke started his rise in Suffolk County.

    May 4, 2022  By Gus Garcia-Roberts
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    The Incredible, True Story of How the Government Turned Sammy Gravano, Gambino Family Underboss, Into a Cooperating Witness

    John Gleeson was a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn getting ready to put John Gotti back on trial, when he got a phone call that would change everything about the case.

    May 3, 2022  By John Gleeson
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    5 Non-Fiction Titles That Are So Vibrant They Read Like Fiction

    Elle Marr on the new pantheon of true crime.

    May 2, 2022  By Elle Marr
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    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.

    April 21, 2022  By Michael Gonzales
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    The Best Nonfiction Crime Books to Read This Month

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

    April 21, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    Switzerland's Inching Progress Towards Legalizing Marijuana

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

    April 20, 2022  By Kim Hays
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    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."

    April 19, 2022  By Kim Powers
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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.

    April 19, 2022  By Joan deJean
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    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.

    April 18, 2022  By Sam Holland
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