67 h. ago 6 true crime books with major twists that'll have you gripped all summer

True crime reads are - both new and old - are expected to be a holiday essential this summer. Whether you're new to the genre or a long-time fan, these titles should be on your radar.

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4 d. ago Psychologists say true crime books are 'best coping mechanism' as genre tops reading trends

A new survey reveals that there is a boom in the true crime genre ahead of summer as Brits cope with a destabilising world by solving crimes in their downtime

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7 d. ago One of our finest writers of mystery and detection: The best Classic Crime novels out now

Barry Turner reviews the best Classic Crime out now.

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1 week ago She dreamed of the perfect life – then vanished without a trace: New book explores Jennifer Dulos’s life before her disappearance

When Jennifer Dulos vanished on May 24, 2019, in the middle of a contentious custody battle, the story focused on her estranged husband Fotis Dulos and his socialite girlfriend Michelle Troconis. Journalist Rich Cohen tells Andrea Cavallier that his new book Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story delves into her past, using her own writings, along with court documents and interviews, in an effort to return Jennifer to the center of her own story

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1 week ago Jennifer Dulos dreamed of the perfect life – and then everything fell apart: A new look into her life before she vanished

When Jennifer Dulos vanished on May 24, 2019, in the middle of a contentious custody battle, the story focused on her estranged husband Fotis Dulos and his socialite girlfriend Michelle Troconis. Journalist Rich Cohen tells Andrea Cavallier that his new book Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story delves into her past, using her own writings, along with court documents and interviews, in an effort to return Jennifer to the center of her own story

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2 w. ago Oklahoma high schools to teach 2020 election conspiracy theories as fact

State superintendent Ryan Walters tapped chief of Heritage Foundation, key player behind Project 2025, for curriculum As part of the latest Republican push in red states to promote ideologies sympathetic to Donald Trump, Oklahoma’s new social studies curriculum will ask high school students to identify “discrepancies” in the 2020 election results.The previous standard for studying the 2020 election merely said: “Examine issues related to the election of 2020 and its outcome.” The new version is more expansive: “Identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results by looking at graphs and other information, including the sudden halting of ballot-counting in select cities in key battleground states, the security risks of mail-in balloting, sudden batch dumps, an unforeseen record number of voters, and the unprecedented contradiction of ‘bellwether county’ trends.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Naked dressing: why Cannes is demanding celebrities wear clothes on the red carpet

The film festival seems to have rejected one of this season’s hottest fashion trends - wearing very little at all. But why all the worry? Name: Naked dressing.Age: You could say the trend goes back to Genesis Continue reading...

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