An NPR Best Book of the Year A New York Times New & Noteworthy Book A brilliant anthology of
modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre
edited and curated by Sarah Weinman the award-winning author of The Real Lolita The appeal of
true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like My Favorite Murder and In the Dark
bestsellers like I'll Be Gone in the Dark and Furious Hours and TV hits like American Crime
Story and Wild Wild Country the cultural appetite for stories of real people doing terrible
things is insatiable. Acclaimed author ofThe Real Lolita and editor of Women Crime Writers:
Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s (Library of America) and Troubled Daughters Twisted
Wives (Penguin) Sarah Weinman brings together an exemplary collection of recent true crime
tales. She culls together some of the most refreshing and exciting contemporary journalists and
chroniclers of crime working today. Michelle Dean's ?Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick?
went viral when it first published and is the basis for the TV showThe Act and Pamela Colloff's
?The Reckoning ? is the gold standard for forensic journalism. There are 13 pieces in all and
as a collection they showcase writing about true crime across the broadest possible spectrum
while also reflecting what makes crime stories so transfixing and irresistible to the modern
reader.
