Category: True Crime Lit

Review: The Forest City Killer – Vanessa Brown

This reviewer has read numerous true crime books, primarily non-fiction. Oftentimes, they can be filled with over-dramatizations or they try to sensationalize the events covered. Not only does this tend to take away from the book itself, but it makes light of the events and the crimes – often murders – that occurred. That’s something

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Review: I’ll Be Gone In The Dark – Michelle McNamara

There’s never been a true crime buff as passionate as Michelle McNamara. The blogger and freelance writer was known for diving headfirst into the crimes she covered, showing a true interest in the genre. The case that had the strongest hold on her was that of the Original Night Stalker/East Area Rapist, whom she dubbed

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