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The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
By Shelley Puhak
Was Elizabeth Bathory really a serial killer and sadist?
Sweet Home Feliciana: Family, Slavery, and the Hauntings of History
By Rashauna Johnson
A deeply researched, deeply sobering chronicle of rural Louisiana.
G.I. G-Men: The Untold Story of the FBI’s Search for American Traitors, Collaborators, and Spies in World War II Europe
By Stephen Harding
This work’s impressive research can’t mask its lack of a satisfying narrative.
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
By Frank Dikötter
The USSR played a key role in Mao’s rise and rule.
American Poison
By Daniel Stone
A timely tale about corporate whitewashing that contaminated a nation.
Making Sense of Slavery
By Scott Spillman
A reflection on the ways historians frame the peculiar institution.
They Kill People: Bonnie and Clyde, a Hollywood Revolution, and America’s Obsession with Guns and Outlaws
By Kirk Ellis
Once upon a time, onscreen crime was more scandalous than the real thing.
A comprehensive, entertaining compendium of military lingo.
