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Fraud and Spiritualism Between the Wars: A Study of Two Hoaxes

Fraud and Spiritualism Between the Wars: A Study of Two Hoaxes

In the 1930s, famed spiritual investigator and ghost hunter Nandor Fodor found himself disappointed by several hoaxes.

By Kate Summerscale | April 20, 2021

April's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

April's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

A new study of Hitchcock's films, the tragic life of an heiress, and a murder at the mission.

By CrimeReads | April 16, 2021

Japan's Most Notorious Kidnapping Is Still Unsolved

Japan's Most Notorious Kidnapping Is Still Unsolved

In 1984, the president of the Ezaki Glico confectionary company was kidnapped. 65 hours later, he would manage to escape. But that was only the beginning of the story...

By Ferdison Cayetano | April 14, 2021

How Gilded Age Corruption Produced the Biggest, Maddest Gold Rush in History

How Gilded Age Corruption Produced the Biggest, Maddest Gold Rush in History

America was on edge, inequity was bringing about class warfare. And then there was news of gold in Alaska.

By Brian Castner | April 14, 2021

9 True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening to Now

9 True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening to Now

A shooter in Malibu, a missing woman in Montana, and a lineup of new podcasts that dive into underreported cases..

By Lizzy Steiner | April 13, 2021

How the Jazz Age's Most Notorious Gangster Couple Got Ready For a Heist

How the Jazz Age's Most Notorious Gangster Couple Got Ready For a Heist

Meet Tiger Girl and Kid Candy, in the days before a heist.

By Glenn Stout | April 12, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Hidden History of Women and the IRA

By Flynn Berry | April 8, 2021

A Former IRA Bank Robber On Writing A Heist Novel Based on a Long-Unsolved Crime

By Richard O'Rawe | April 6, 2021

Few Films Understand the History of Blackmail and Queer Criminalization Better than Basil Dearden’s Victim

By Victoria Wiet | April 1, 2021

Stranger Than Fiction: Bigamy, Jealousy, and Foul Play from the Annals of True Crime

Stranger Than Fiction: Bigamy, Jealousy, and Foul Play from the Annals of True Crime

The real-life bigamists whose wild stories inspired a new thriller.

By Shelly Ellis | March 31, 2021

Welcome to Extinction City: Inside The Lawless Zones That Provide Safe Harbor for International Animal Traffickers

Welcome to Extinction City: Inside The Lawless Zones That Provide Safe Harbor for International Animal Traffickers

"How animals are trafficked is only one of the best-kept secrets of the international criminal underworld."

By Will Staples | March 30, 2021

Six Books That Explore How an Act of Violence Can Change Families, Communities, and Generations

Six Books That Explore How an Act of Violence Can Change Families, Communities, and Generations

These memoirs and novels follow the trauma as it radiates outward and across time.

By Victoria Helen Stone | March 30, 2021

Seven True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

Seven True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

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

By CrimeReads | March 26, 2021

I'm Alone: How One Canadian Rumrunner Defied the U.S. Coast Guard and Sparked an International Scandal

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

By Dean Jobb | March 25, 2021

The Actress, the Steward and the Ocean Liner: What Really Happened in Cabin 126?

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.

By Curtis Evans | March 25, 2021

The Murder That Stunned Gangland Philadelphia

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?

By Allen Abel | March 25, 2021

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