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Unspeakable acts : true tales of crime, murder, deceit, and obsession / edited by Sarah Weinman ; with an introduction by Patrick Radden Keefe.
The appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like 'My Favorite Murder', bestsellers like 'Ill Be Gone in the Dark', and TV hits like 'American Crime Story', the cultural appetite for stories of real people doing terrible things is insatiable. 'Unspeakable Acts' is a brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre. Sarah Weinman was raised in Ottawa, ON. From the author of 'The Real Lolita'.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062839886 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xix, 396 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2020.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | True crime stories. Crime writing. Crime > Case studies. |
Summary:
The appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like 'My Favorite Murder', bestsellers like 'Ill Be Gone in the Dark', and TV hits like 'American Crime Story', the cultural appetite for stories of real people doing terrible things is insatiable. 'Unspeakable Acts' is a brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre. Sarah Weinman was raised in Ottawa, ON. From the author of 'The Real Lolita'.
