When Black Women Go Missing

When Black Women Go Missing

In the ongoing epidemic of missing women of color, realistic fears and indifferent authorities complicate the search for the missing.

By Kalisha Buckhanon | July 30, 2019

The Evolution of True Crime Memoirs

The Evolution of True Crime Memoirs

8 true crime books that combine the personal and the literary

By Lisa Levy | July 29, 2019

The Strange Intoxication of Being Conned By Anna Delvey

The Strange Intoxication of Being Conned By Anna Delvey

She was a glamorous new friend. And also the con-artist-posing-as-a-German-heiress who exposed New York society.

By Rachel DeLoache Williams | July 25, 2019

July's Best True Crime Books

July's Best True Crime Books

Con Artists, Scandal in Boston, and the Hunt for a Meticulous Serial Killer

By CrimeReads | July 23, 2019

Nadezhda Popova: Commander <br>of the Night Witches

Nadezhda Popova: Commander
of the Night Witches

Criminal Broads Presents The Nazi-Killers

By Tori Telfer | July 17, 2019

Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

Drugs, Gangs, Expats...and Crime Literature on the Rise

By Paul French | July 15, 2019

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  • The Rouse

Silence, Suffering, and Abuse in Affluent Communities

By Cate Holahan | July 9, 2019

Interview With A Serial Killer

By Maureen Callahan | July 3, 2019

How Sensational True Crime Criminalized Queer People

By Camille LeBlanc | June 28, 2019

Udham Singh: Orphan, Assassin, Hero, Spy

Udham Singh: Orphan, Assassin, Hero, Spy

Anita Anand on "The Patient Assassin" Who Waited 20 Years to Avenge a Colonial Bloodbath

By Molly Odintz | June 26, 2019

Rebecca Godfrey on Small-Town Violence and the Evolution of True Crime

Rebecca Godfrey on Small-Town Violence and the Evolution of True Crime

Over two decades ago, teenagers killed a young woman in Rebecca Godfrey's hometown. Her account of the crime is a modern classic.

By Nicola Maye Goldberg | June 26, 2019

Charles Dickens Was Obsessed with Detectives, Too

Charles Dickens Was Obsessed with Detectives, Too

In 1851, detectives were new to the London police force. The most famous novelist in the world figured he'd go on some ridealongs.

By Tim Mason | June 24, 2019

The Dark Underworld of the Truffle Trade

The Dark Underworld of the Truffle Trade

In the idyllic pastures of southeastern France, the precious fungus is farmed—and stolen.

By Ryan Jacobs | June 20, 2019

June's Best True Crime Books

June's Best True Crime Books

Bank Robbers, Cyber Criminals, and the Murder of Biggie Smalls

By CrimeReads | June 18, 2019

Accidental Adventures in Private Investigation

Accidental Adventures in Private Investigation

When you go to work for a private investigator on a whim, are you part of a surveillance team, or are you a stalker?

By Daniela Petrova | June 18, 2019

"L.A. Was Poisoned For Me": Inside the 20 Year Cover-up of The Notorious B.I.G.'s Murder

The FBI agent assigned to investigate links between LAPD corruption and the murder of Biggie Smalls was silenced by political pressure—until now.

By Randall Sullivan | June 13, 2019

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