Arthur Conan Doyle, on a 1922 visit to the United States, told reporters that the murder of Clarence Peters—then grabbing headlines across America—would make an “ideal Sherlock mystery.” The ...
Apr. 30—With just over two weeks of practice under their belt, the Spokane Shadow men's first team takes to the Spokane Polo Fields against Yakima United at 3:30 p.m. The Shadow play exclusively in ...
A scion of wealth claimed self-defense and invoked a sinister blackmailing ring. But, James Polchin asks, what did they have on him? By Marisa Meltzer Marisa Meltzer is the author of “Glossy: Ambition ...
Polchin (Indecent Advances) combines a novelist’s gift for narrative and a journalist’s eye for detail in this riveting work of true crime. In 1922, the body of 19-year-old Clarence Peters was found ...
Of all the abductions, this one is different.