True Crime

Seven True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

A look at the month's best new nonfiction crime.

March 26, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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I'm Alone: How One Canadian Rumrunner Defied the U.S. Coast Guard and Sparked an International Scandal

The Sinking of the I'm Alone

March 25, 2021  By Dean Jobb
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The Actress, the Steward and the Ocean Liner: What Really Happened in Cabin 126?

In 1947, Gay Gibson boarded the Durban Castle. By the end of the voyage, she would be dead at the hands of a crew member. And soon enough, her life and death would make their way into the pulps.

March 25, 2021  By Curtis Evans
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The Murder That Stunned Gangland Philadelphia

Hughie McLoon was a beloved figure on the streets of Philly, but that didn't save him from a stray bullet. Decades later, the question remains: who was the real target?

March 25, 2021  By Allen Abel
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Hiding in Plain Sight: How Criminals Use Public Perception to Commit Crimes

What did Ted Bundy and Bernie Madoff have in common? They knew how to keep up an appearance.

March 22, 2021  By Nick Martell
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An Anti-Hero Who Poses a Question: Who Are The Real Criminals In The Opioid Epidemic?

"The opioid epidemic is a web that has been carefully created and meticulously woven by healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical companies, politicians, lawmakers and legislators."

March 22, 2021  By Christina McDonald
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Murder Tourism in Middle America: The World of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood

Notes from a road trip to Holcomb, Kansas, where Capote once chronicled the murder of the Clutter family.

March 17, 2021  By Justin St. Germain
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On Poisonings, Serial Killers, Mass Murderers, and Other Symbols of the Zeitgeist

Why do some crimes become media sensations and cultural touchstones, while others more horrifying fade into obscurity?

March 11, 2021  By Harold Schechter
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The Invention of Murder: How the Ancient Romans Codified Their Bizarre Views on Murder

The Romans took a pragmatic (and utterly horrifying) approach when it came to determining liability for killing and injury.

March 10, 2021  By Emma Southon
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Why Just About Every Country Seems to Have a Favorite Scam

The "Canadian Paradox" and the economic geography of fraud, as explained by an economist and author.

March 9, 2021  By Dan Davies
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