The greatest crime series of this millennium, fascinating plane-crash mysteries, and more

Roundup 01/30/2023

Greetings from Read Max HQ! Every week, usually on Sundays, but sometimes, for childcare or hangover reasons, or both, a different day, I pick out some worthwhile and overlooked books, articles, movies, and music to recommend to paying subscribers. This week I’ve got:

• A series of fascinating articles about plane crashes

• The greatest crime movie series of the 20th century

• A beautiful ambient-tinged folk album for midwinter

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As always, we start with a dispatch from the future: