movies There are only two types of detectives in film, and here's a sketch about both of them Devin Nealy

noir An elegy for the dying breed of San Francisco private eyes Thom Dunn

police Drone detectives to identify evidence and create immersive simulations of crime scenes David Pescovitz

crime Elementary students assigned elf murder case David Pescovitz

books Why Edgar Allan Poe's work is still so damn good and creepy David Pescovitz

happy mutants Steven Brust's "Good Guys," a hardboiled noir urban fantasy, with everything great about Brust on proud display Cory Doctorow

surveillance Being followed? Here's how to shake your tail David Pescovitz

movies Liam Neeson becomes Raymond Chandler's iconic private eye in the trailer for Marlowe Devin Nealy

hackers Software programmer arrested for using the old "Superman III/Office Space" trick Jason Weisberger

law Virginia cop catfished a teen, murdered her family, then died in a shootout with other cops Rob Beschizza

murder Woman dismembers landlord who tried to evict her Thom Dunn

law Pastor masturbated outside Florida Starbucks, say cops Rob Beschizza

pride month Until Pulse, the UpStairs Lounge arson fire was the "largest gay mass murder in U.S. history" Jennifer Sandlin

wild animals Frisbee hunter attacked and killed by alligator Jason Weisberger

television Jodie Foster is the lead of True Detective season 4 Devin Nealy

arby's Arby's manager accused of peeing into milkshake mix — might have made up to 40 shakes with it Carla Sinclair

crime "Leave phony overcoat button at scene" — Read this 1950s burglar's notebook of advice Mark Frauenfelder

bad trips Florida bride served marijuana-laced lasagna, sending guests to the hospital Carla Sinclair

libraries Someone returned two of Darwin's original notebooks to the Cambridge library David Pescovitz

mistakes Men arrested after corpse found encased in concrete in a bathtub and covered in coffee grounds Rob Beschizza