THIS WEEK: In 1972, five men broke into the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel, later linked to the Nixon administration.
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- Tim Pelan takes a close look at the 1990 classic The Hunt for Red October, based on Tom Clancy’s best-selling and beloved novel of the same, a relic of a more hopeful time in espionage stories. | Cinephilia & Beyond
- Elena Saavedra Buckley investigates a Colorado mortuary caught selling cadavers instead of cremating them as instructed, and looks at the shadowy and lucrative world of “brokered bodies.” | High Country News
- Crime writer Jessica Knoll is furious with the wellness industry, “a dangerous con that seduces smart women with pseudoscientific claims…” but is still primarily concerned with weight loss. | The New York Times
- Paranormal romance author Sherrilyn Kenyon thinks her husband tried to poison her. Lila Shapiro investigates the full story behind Kenyon’s suspicions. | Vulture
- “10:00 AM—Interact with new/minor character who will be murdered later.” Kyrie Gray takes us through the morning routine of a protagonist in a cozy mystery novel. | Medium
- Meaghan Ybos on Linda Fairstein, When They See Us, and the problematic nature of carceral feminism. | The Appeal
- “Cold, fear, darkness, rage, and guns tend not to produce tidy results.” Ryan Jacobs on the dark side of the truffle trade, and the dangers facing those who farm—and steal—the precious fungus. | CrimeReads
- “[W]e need to talk, we need to write, we need to make some kind of sense of our experiences.” Jo Baker on violence against women, in life and in fiction, and using crime writing to process real-world traumas. | CrimeReads
- “[Noir] gives storytellers old and new an expression for the darkness that lies just beneath the surface of everyday life.” Kelsey Rae Dimberg on the eternal relevance of noir tropes. | CrimeReads
- Debuts may get all the glory, but here, Lisa Levy recommends 7 follow-up thrillers just as good as the debut, from The Secretary by Renee Knight to The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey. | CrimeReads
- Vanishing sisters, a global conspiracy, and a scorching Arizona summer: all the crime and mystery debuts you need to read this June. | CrimeReads
- Time to save the world, one book at a time! Ryan Steck recommends June’s best political thrillers, including new works from Brad Thor, David Ricciardi, and more! | CrimeReads
- “Existence is a joke to me, and I mean that in the best way possible.” Nicholas Mancusi on philosophy, rehearsing for disaster, and his new literary thriller. | CrimeReads
- From new investigations into the murder of Biggie Smalls, to a deep dive into the world of underground truffle dealing, all the true crime you need to read this month. | CrimeReads
- Barbara Bourland looks at class-conscious narrators as the investigators of society, and recommends ten crime and literary novels that showcase “the clarifying, acidic flavor of exposed hypocrisy.” | CrimeReads
- “Most women experience violence at some point in their lives. I think this is part of the appeal of crime fiction. We are processing trauma.” Rene Denfeld and Gilly Macmillan discuss gender and crime fiction. | CrimeReads
- Alexis Hall recasts Sherlock Holmes as a hard-boiled icon, and questions the long-held association between Conan Doyle and the English puzzle mystery. | CrimeReads
- Beyond Camus, Paul French guides us through the thriving crime fiction scene of Algiers and its environs. | CrimeReads
- Daniela Petrova on how to follow a cheating husband, how much a professional stakeout can and does resemble stalking, and other lessons learned in her time as a private eye’s assistant. | CrimeReads
