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    "The Most Spectacular Court Procedure in the Entire Life of the County"

    Sarah Graham was murdered by her husband and his new wife. Temperance advocate Emma Molloy helped them with the coverup. Inside the strangest murder case in Missouri history.

    By Larry E. Wood | October 23, 2019

    Stieg Larsson's Unfinished True Crime Investigation into an Assassination: Day 1

    Stieg Larsson's Unfinished True Crime Investigation into an Assassination: Day 1

    For decades after the Swedish PM was assassinated, the future crime novelist waded through a web of conspiracies and extremists.

    By Jan Stocklassa | October 21, 2019

    <em>All the President's Men</em> Was Crime Literature—The Ukraine Scandal Is Something Else

    All the President's Men Was Crime Literature—The Ukraine Scandal Is Something Else

    Presidential scandals and the writing of a mystery classic

    By Noah Berlatsky | October 21, 2019

    An Ancient History of Piracy

    An Ancient History of Piracy

    How advances in sea power and changes in climate led to widespread piracy at the edge of the Roman Empire

    By David Abulafia | October 21, 2019

    The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of October

    The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of October

    Assassins, Killer Musicians and Adventures with Lee Child

    By CrimeReads | October 17, 2019

    Susan Isaacs Has Some Very Helpful Pointers When It Comes to Finishing Your Book

    Susan Isaacs Has Some Very Helpful Pointers When It Comes to Finishing Your Book

    "Writing is a job. You have to work regular hours and show up even when you’d rather be doing something else."

    By CrimeReads | October 16, 2019

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    • Exit Party
    • Fallow
    • Our Noble Selves
    • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
    • The Newer World
    • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
    • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
    • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
    • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
    • The Rouse

    Suzane Von Richthofen: Teenage Romance, Teenage Killers

    By Tori Telfer | October 9, 2019

    About That Pitch Black Night When Elvis Shot Robert Goulet (Sort Of)

    By Jake Brennan | October 9, 2019

    Who's Buried in John Dillinger's Tomb?

    By Crawford Smith | October 7, 2019

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of October

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of October

    The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

    By Camille LeBlanc | October 4, 2019

    Who's Missing from the Michelle Carter Documentary? Michelle Carter Herself.

    Who's Missing from the Michelle Carter Documentary? Michelle Carter Herself.

    A new documentary about Michelle Carter demonstrates a still-limited vocabulary when it comes to talking about female criminals and mental health.

    By akankshasingh | October 4, 2019

    How Mary Roberts Rinehart, Queen of the Mystery Novel, Was Very Nearly Murdered

    How Mary Roberts Rinehart, Queen of the Mystery Novel, Was Very Nearly Murdered

    She was the grande dame of American crime fiction, at the height of her powers, when she fell into a murder mystery of her own.

    By Sarah Weinman | October 3, 2019

    A Very Brief History of Forensic Investigation

    A Very Brief History of Forensic Investigation

    What does "forensics" actually mean in real investigative work, anyway?

    By Bradley Harper | October 3, 2019

    The Green River Killer and Me

    The Green River Killer and Me

    "The man looked like all the men in the cars—he looked ordinary. But ordinary men, I had discovered, could be the most dangerous of all."

    By Rene Denfeld | October 2, 2019

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of September

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of September

    The Month's Best CrimeReads Features

    By CrimeReads | September 30, 2019

    September's Best New True Crime Books

    September's Best New True Crime Books

    Jewel thieves, literary scammers, and London fashion in the 1950s

    By CrimeReads | September 27, 2019

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