Jul 1, 2026 · 59 min · 15 segments
This week, I'm re-releasing my 2024 interview with Margalit Fox, author of The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum, a biography of the notorious nineteenth-century New York crime boss, Fredericka Mandelbaum…
Margalit FoxGuest
Gavin WhiteheadHost
Today, we're joined by bestselling author Margalit Fox, whose latest book is The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum, The Rise and Fall of an American Organized Crime Boss.
Margalit worked for the New York Times for 24 years, perhaps most notably serving as a member of the newspaper's celebrated obituary department.
The talented Mrs. Mandelbaum is not Margalit's first foray into historical true crime.
In 2018, she published Conan Doyle for the Defense, in which she chronicles the renowned author's efforts to help overturn a wrongful murder conviction in Edwardian Scotland.
Today, we'll hear how Frederica Mandelbaum immigrated to New York, how she rose to infamy as a criminal fence, and how the forces of the law finally caught up with her.
Welcome to a special author interview episode of Crimes of Old New York, The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum.
Today, we're joined by bestselling author Margalit Fox, whose latest book is The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum, The Rise and Fall of an American Organized Crime Boss.
Margalit worked for the New York Times for 24 years, perhaps most notably serving as a member of the newspaper's celebrated obituary department.
The talented Mrs. Mandelbaum is not Margalit's first foray into historical true crime.
In 2018, she published Conan Doyle for the Defense, in which she chronicles the renowned author's efforts to help overturn a wrongful murder conviction in Edwardian Scotland.
Today, we'll hear how Frederica Mandelbaum immigrated to New York, how she rose to infamy as a criminal fence, and how the forces of the law finally caught up with her.
Welcome to a special author interview episode of Crimes of Old New York, The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum.
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