The future of the iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords, Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion...

Race Riots, Rats & Reggae: Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th Anniversary

Race Riots, Rats & Reggae: Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th Anniversary

The overall rate of crime may be declining but a closer examination shows that Canadians’ concerns are anything but overblown

Karoline Leavitt was on board the new Air Force One for its maiden voyage, but the White House press secretary accidentally caused a stir when eagle-eyed fans spotted a glaring detail in her social me...

An expedition almost 400 metres below the surface of the Labrador Sea is revealing the first images of Quest, the sunken wreck of the ship that carried famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton o...

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. Jess Kidd, Murder at the Spirit Lounge (Atria) “The colorful cast of characters, including several carry-overs fr…

In this true, but often scarcely believable, story, Neil Root explains as best can be done the personal history of Peter Rachman before the latter arrived in Britain. His mysterious background relies ...

Everything you need to know about London from architecture to accents and great music.

My hometown, Chicago, is a city that rewards attention. I decided to become a criminal trial lawyer at the age of ten, when The Defenders, a television show about a father-son criminal defense team…

14 new and upcoming true crime books from the first months of the year, featuring dogged modern investigations, horrifying real-life mysteries, shocking miscarriages of justice, and sweeping histor…

Neil Root investigates the life and times of the notorious slum landlord.

Buy Slumlord: Peter Rachman and the Post-war London Underworld by Root, Neil (ISBN: 9781837732784) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Peter Rachman not only operated a vast property empire but partied with the rich and beautiful, as an intriguing new biography shows

From Samurais to Fascists, Charlotte Brontë to Daniel Defoe. Here is a selection of anticipated books that will be published over the month ahead.

Peter Rachman was targeted by Ronnie and Reggie Kray but went on to build a property empire and have affairs with Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler before dying at just 42

On July 4, 1889, Charles Swinscow, a fifteen-year-old boy who worked as a messenger for the London Central Telegraph Office, was questioned after being found in possession of money he was suspected of...

On July 4, 1889, Charles Swinscow, a fifteen-year-old boy who worked as a messenger for the London Central Telegraph Office, was questioned after being found in possession of money he was suspected of...

As many Christie fans may (or may not) know, Agatha Christie spent most of her life living near the water. Born in Torquay, England, she was raised in a seaside town with a harbor and seafront, his…

Darren had dropped out of art school after just six weeks, but he still insisted on referring to everything as his “practice”. Right now his practice involved sending fan letters to alt-lit writers. ...

Author of The Cleveland Street Scandal, Neil Root answers a few questions about the gay scandal that nearly brought the Victorian establishment to its knees.

Exclusive: Pass to be presented to playwright’s grandson after original cancelled over conviction for gross indecency

We now have even more information about the new Rian Johnson film, the third installment in the Benoit Blanc series! This third film, which is called Wake Up Dead Man, is projected to premiere late…

Teenage telegraph messenger boys from the General Post Office were servicing the needs of leading members of the aristocracy.

Rich Cohen’s Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story is about a crime that stunned one of America’s richest towns. The 2019 disappearance of the New Canaan, Connecticut mother of five dre…

NS experts explain why interest in the true crime genre only seems to be growing right now

T Bone Burnett reviews Ian Leslie’s “John & Paul,” which explores the partnership of “two extraordinarily gifted young men.”

Editions of "The Great Gatsby"—which achieved popularity only after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s death—abound, but the mysteries surrounding the Great American Novel endure.

The winners of the Nova Scotia Book Awards will be announced on June 2, with the winners of the Atlantic Book Awards to be named on June 5.