Feb 17th, 2010 · Nina Totenberg passes judgment on the definitive account of Clinton vs. Starr. A true-life tale of Jazz Age medical sleuthing worthy of its own CSI spin-off. And an Ahab-like obsession with whales produces a deeply satisfying natural history of these magnificent monsters.
Jan 28th, 2010 · Alan Bradley's acclaimed debut novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, featuring 11-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce, is now available in paperback. It makes the list this week at No. 13.
Dec 23rd, 2009 · Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes update, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the iconic sleuth, looks to put a bullet in the popular conception of the deerstalker-wearing detective — though exactly what drives the protagonist in Ritchie's indecipherable adventure remains something of a mystery.
Dec 11th, 2009 · Holiday season have you feeling a touch homicidal? Critic Maureen Corrigan offers a selection of sleuth stories and hard-boiled whodunits to satisfy all your deepest literary desires.
Nov 10th, 2009 · More staff picks of standout books. This week, new nonfiction: Newspaperman Harold Evans traces his rise, while poet Mary Karr details her fall — and redemption. Nina Totenberg reads the Scalia biography. And great detective writers reveal the origins of their famous sleuths.
May 26th, 2009 · Book critic Maureen Corrigan recommends five gripping works of fiction to keep you on the edge of your seat this summer. From serial killers to stashed jewels to snakes on the loose, these mysteries have it all.
Mar 27th, 2009 · Renee Montagne interviews the singer and star of the new HBO mini-series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency — and Alexander McCall Smith, author of the books that inspired the show.
Feb 26th, 2009 · Wit Solberg is a sort of "toxic asset detective." After a career on Wall Street — where he was part of the industry that helped create toxic assets — Solberg now works in Kansas City, helping small banks unravel the investments they have bought.