THIS WEEK: In 1960, Francis Gary Powers was shot down and captured in the Soviet Union. The American pilot was flying a top-secret U-2 spy plane. He was held by the Soviets for nearly two years before returning home in a prisoner exchange. .
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- Celebrating 85 years of Nancy Drew | The MarySue
- One writer’s undying, deeply felt, highly intricate love for a very particular line reading in the 1997 police corruption ‘classic,’ Cop Land. | The Cut
- CrimeReads staff picks 11 essential crime books coming out in May 2018. | CrimeReads
- Radical Noir: On May Day 2018, a look at revolutionaries, agitators, and organizers in crime fiction. | CrimeReads
- Lee Child on revenge, escape, and what Jack Reacher owes readers. | CrimeReads
- These are boom days for the pet detectives of Japan, as cat lovers struggle to keep up with their wanderlustful wards and seek the services of pro sleuths. | Japan Times
- William Boyle on crimes, books, and growing up in the old Brooklyn. | CrimeReads
- French museum discovers over half its paintings are fakes. Thomas Crown whereabouts unknown. | CNN
- Celebrating five glorious decades of Pam Grier, film pioneer / badass. | CrimeReads
- 50 fictional writers, ranked. (How high will Jessica Fletcher climb?) | Literary Hub
- How DNA and a genealogy site led cops to the Golden State Killer. | New York Times
- Top crime writers choose crime novels everyone should read. | The Guardian
- The first review of every dark, grisly, snakebit Cormac McCarthy novel. | Book Marks
