25 Great True Crime Long Reads The best longreads about murder, heists and more -- amazing crime writing and journalism

Organised Crime Crimetown USA by David Grann The city that fell in love with the mob Cocaine Incorporated by Patrick Radden Keefe The drug war in Mexico has claimed more than 50,000 lives since 2006. But what tends to get lost amid coverage of this epic bloodletting is just how effective the drug business has become... The Hunt for El Chapo by Patrick Radden Keefe How the world's most notorious drug lord was captured The city that fell in love with the mobThe drug war in Mexico has claimed more than 50,000 lives since 2006. But what tends to get lost amid coverage of this epic bloodletting is just how effective the drug business has become...How the world's most notorious drug lord was captured

White Collar Crime The $9 Billion Witness by Matt Taibbi Meet the woman JPMorgan Chase paid one of the largest fines in American history to keep from talking The Biggest Tax Scam Ever by Tim Dickinson How some of America's top corporations are parking profits overseas and ducking hundreds of billions in taxes Meet the woman JPMorgan Chase paid one of the largest fines in American history to keep from talkingHow some of America's top corporations are parking profits overseas and ducking hundreds of billions in taxes

Scams Only Fools and Horses by Barney Curley How the perfectly legal heists of a racehorse-trainer and former seminarian made him the bane of the bookies How I Became a Con Artist by Jason Jellick I scammed department stores and gyms and book chains. You'd be surprised how easy it was to lie -- and get away How the perfectly legal heists of a racehorse-trainer and former seminarian made him the bane of the bookiesI scammed department stores and gyms and book chains. You'd be surprised how easy it was to lie -- and get away