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    The CrimeReads 2021 Gift Guide, Part 2: Coffee Table Edition

    The CrimeReads 2021 Gift Guide, Part 2: Coffee Table Edition

    What do you buy for the crime lover who already has everything...that is, everything murder-related?

    By Molly Odintz | November 19, 2021

    November's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

    November's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

    Offshore exploits, Dostoevsky's murderer, and America's first civil war.

    By CrimeReads | November 19, 2021

    Forensic Psychologist Richard Lettieri On The Many Pathways to a False Confession

    Forensic Psychologist Richard Lettieri On The Many Pathways to a False Confession

    Coercive tactics, subtle suggestions, and the urge to comply with authority figures all may cause the innocent to confess.

    By Richard Lettieri, PhD | November 19, 2021

    Is There a Connection Between Surviving Assault and Consuming True Crime?

    Is There a Connection Between Surviving Assault and Consuming True Crime?

    There is no "one size fits all" approach when it comes to trauma—but some survivors find purpose, validation, and an effective means of exposure therapy in their pursuit of true crime.

    By Caitlin Flynn | November 12, 2021

    The Never-Ending Hawaiian Lawsuit and the Search for Yamashita's Gold

    The Never-Ending Hawaiian Lawsuit and the Search for Yamashita's Gold

    A Tale of Treasure, Torture, and Crime Across Eight Decades

    By James Kestral | November 11, 2021

    What About Ann Rule?

    What About Ann Rule?

    An ode to the original queen of true crime, who focused on victims, not perpetrators; lessons, not details; and loss, not violence.

    By Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell | November 10, 2021

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    • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
    • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
    • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
    • Queen of Lombard Street
    • Paradise Burns
    • Doppelgänger
    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
    • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    The Great Age of the Celebrity Crime Reporter

    By Lynne Truss | November 10, 2021

    Drug Smugglers, Miami Outlaws, and the Mad Quest to Sell "Hemingway's Picasso"

    By Dwyer Murphy | November 9, 2021

    What One Lawyer Learned Living with Nuns in Alabama While Representing a Man on Death Row

    By Donald Cameron Clark Jr | November 5, 2021

    Locusta of Gaul: Rome's Imperial Poisoner and Possibly the World's First Serial Killer

    Locusta of Gaul: Rome's Imperial Poisoner and Possibly the World's First Serial Killer

    Her life began in the countryside. A skill with poisons brought her to the heart of the empire.

    By Jennifer Wright | November 2, 2021

    The Forgotten Story of a Polish Spy Whose Los Angeles Trial Was a Cold War Flashpoint

    The Forgotten Story of a Polish Spy Whose Los Angeles Trial Was a Cold War Flashpoint

    Marian Zacharski was much admired by American intelligence officers. His trial came at an auspicious moment.

    By John Pomfret | October 26, 2021

    8 International True Crime Podcasts To Listen to Right Now

    8 International True Crime Podcasts To Listen to Right Now

    There's a world of true crime podcasts out there waiting for you.

    By Paul French | October 22, 2021

    Reclaiming the Legacy of Nora May French, the Pioneering Poet Made Into a Femme Fatale by Mediocre Men and California Mythology

    Reclaiming the Legacy of Nora May French, the Pioneering Poet Made Into a Femme Fatale by Mediocre Men and California Mythology

    "One doesn’t die but becomes an unknown woman, one mutilated sheet of paper at a time."

    By Catherine Prendergast | October 12, 2021

    When the Family Legacy Is Murder

    When the Family Legacy Is Murder

    Betty Frizzell wrestles with her Missouri family's history of violence and mental illness.

    By Betty Frizzell | October 11, 2021

    50 Years Later, Looking Back at the Real-Life Crime Network That Inspired <em>The French Connection</em>

    50 Years Later, Looking Back at the Real-Life Crime Network That Inspired The French Connection

    Andrew Nette remembers life in Vientiane, where "Air Opium" planes flew opium from Laos to Saigon's Chinatown.

    By Andrew Nette | October 8, 2021

    The Birth of the CIA—And the Soviet Mole Who Had a Hand in Everything

    The Birth of the CIA—And the Soviet Mole Who Had a Hand in Everything

    At a dinner in London, 1946, Kim Philby hinted at an intriguing proposition: the complete merger of American and British intelligence.

    By Michael Holzman | October 7, 2021

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