• True Crime

    An Inside Look at One Woman's Life in the FBI Academy

    Gerbil tubes, sweaty pantyhose, and a 200-pound Navy SEAL draped across your back.

    June 1, 2021  By Kathy Stearman
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    How McCarthyism, the Rise of Tabloids, and J. Edgar Hoover's Quest to Prove Himself "Manly" Led to a Surveillance State

    There were always rumors about Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn's sexuality. At one legendary hearing, the innuendo came into focus.

    May 28, 2021  By Christopher M. Elias
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    On Sensationalism, Mormon Fiction, and The Murderous Mormons of Popular Culture

    In mainstream culture, depictions of Mormon villains abound. In fiction written by and for other Mormons, the Mormons are never the bad guys. Mette Ivie Harrison searches for the in-between.

    May 27, 2021  By Mette Ivie Harrison
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    Five Nonfiction Books You Should Read This Month

    Spies in exile, treasure hunts, and the search for a missing person.

    May 27, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    The Real Story of All Those Crazy Recording Devices Nixon Insisted on Installing in the White House

    Other Presidents had tape recorders. Nixon had a secretive network of hidden, voice-triggered bugs all over the White House.

    May 26, 2021  By Michael Dobbs
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    From Victorian Mediums to Anti-Spiritualism Activists: The Legendary Fox Sisters

    "Spiritualism is a fraud from beginning to end!"

    May 26, 2021  By Emily Midorikawa
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    The New York Underworld in Twelve Great Books

    Outlaws, addicts, dreamers, hustlers, and artists converge in the literature of New York City.

    May 25, 2021  By David Gordon
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    A Brief History of the Serial Killer Movie That Was Supposed to Be David Fincher's Follow-Up to 'Zodiac'

    Torso, starring Matt Damon, was supposed to be the next chapter in Fincher's take on American crime. So what happened?

    May 25, 2021  By Joshua Hull and Posterspy
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    The Best Nonfiction Books About Crime, Corruption, and Fraud in Silicon Valley

    Kathy Wang looks at the literature of tech billionaires (and aspirants) behaving badly.

    May 25, 2021  By Kathy Wang
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    The Life and Legacy of Philip Agee, the CIA's First Defector and Most Committed Dissident

    Agee was the consummate Agency insider, then later its primary agitator. His legacy remains as fraught and complex as ever.

    May 25, 2021  By Jonathan Stevenson
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