True Crime is a fascinating genre. These complex stories allow us to examine humanity’s darkness from a distance – and think closely about how and why people could commit such horrid acts. We have a natural desire to solve mysteries and seek answers to the most daunting questions. True Cri...
December 10, 2021ByCrimeReads The CrimeReads editors select the year’s best crime nonfiction books. Article continues after advertisement True crime has been going through a monumental shift in tone and topic over the past ten years. The genre has turned away from sensational storytelling in favo...
Thunderstruckreads like the best of novels, but has the weight of truth behind it. Carefully crafted and brilliantly written, it is a true crime story that compares with the best fiction for twists, turns, and moments of crime-solving worthy of Dr. Thorndyke or Sherlock Holmes. A fascinating...
Do you prefer your true crime to be a little less…murder-y? Do you love a story about someone who cons people like it's their job (because it is)? Are you fascinated by the intricacies of pulling off the perfect scam? Maybe your obsession with scamming began with fraudsters who ...
“I remember thinking, ‘Well, what you did to me was nothing like CSI,” survivor and victims advocate Patricia Wenskunas says. “But did you really get your ideas from watching some crime show?’” Certainly, the assault reads like something from a primetime crime drama. Kelavos and Wen...
Favorite Reads of 2024 November 28, 2024byaunt_agatha This year was a slow burn – sometimes I find a book early in the year that I’m completely passionate about. This year I didn’t find “the one” until November, when I devoured Christina Lynch’s utterly originalPony Confidential.I...
WOMAN, 25, TELLS HER TALE OF TERROR VICTIM OF RAPIST WHO READS TRUE CRIME BOOKS KEPT HER COOL.(Local)Ensslin, John C
“True crime has come to mainstream prominence in the viewing-on-demand era because of how well it lends itself to Google search culture,”writesTanya Horeck, author ofJustice on Demand: True Crime in the Digital Streaming Era. “To an extent, we are all ‘desktop detectives.’” Jean ...
When the curtain rises Thursday on the 62nd edition of the Thessaloniki Film Festival, it will be a long-awaited return to form for one of the oldest fests on the circuit, after a surge in Covid-19 cases last fall forced the organizers to pivot from a hybrid to a fully online edition...
Anthony M. DeStefano, a bestselling true crime author and national expert on the American Mafia, has been widely recognized for his work. His ten books on the subject, including recent bestsellers like The Deadly Don and Top Hoodlum, have garnered him a