How did American ideas of justice come to be? Here's a brief look at a few of our ancient influencers.

When my big-league baseball dreams didn't pan out, I felt lost. It took a few more at bats for me to find my true calling.

The Pinkerton National Detective Agency presaged the rise of federal law enforcement — and private security firms operating in ethical borderlands.

Say Nothing weaves the unsolved case of a disappeared Belfast mother into a history of the Troubles.

Vidocq: the world's first private eye, or the first celebrity sleuth?

Multimedia artist Jessica Ingram explores the South’s history of racially-motivated violence in "Road Through Midnight."

Bestselling crime novelist Don Winslow's new story collection is both action-filled and layered with emotion.

Crime novelist James McBride returns with a tale about a shooting gone wrong in late-60s Brooklyn.

Kristin O’Donnell Tubb’s second novel in her New York Public Library series, a middle-grade mystery, considers the true value of stories.