true crime

“Maureen Faulkner's book on the killing of her husband, Murdered by Mumia, is generating protests from Mumia supporters as well as concern for the author's safety on her book tour. The book could also turn out to be one of Globe Pequot's biggest bestsellers.”

Take a look inside the crime writer’s macabre world; its effect on the writers, the history of the genre, the psychology of the criminal and the public appeal this genre holds—right down to muderabilia sites and cyber sleuths. The author of Bondi Badlands takes you there. Strange, creepy and fascinating.

Kudos to B&N for them for not stocking it. It'll still be available for purchase there, but by special order only. When the book idea first hit the news last year, I was working in a B&N store. The publisher at the time was about to ship them to us blind (like Oprah books are). We were in dread.

True crime is usually poorly written, in my opinion, but its appeal lies in the insight offered into the human psyche. These latest books take a look at the subject of spouses killing spouses. I guess divorce wasn’t an option.

As far as true crime goes, this is Canada’s biggest and grisliest murder case ever….a 14-acre crime scene and 27 victims so far. It’s pretty disgusting stuff. What makes these people tick? And why did the police ignore it for so long?
More on the case here: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/01/22/pickton-trial.html