There seem to be a bumper crop of true crime primers and guides this summer. Grab these for some edifying and informative reads. Crack open one of these on the beach and it might even convince people to leave you alone…
REVIEW: I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK
McNamara outlines the specifics of the mystery in searing exactitude. She pulls bizarre and vivid details from witness statements and police reports, breathing new life into the cold case.
ACCENT: THE FACT OF A BODY
The narrative moves quickly and Marzano-Lesnevich’s writing is fantastic. She writes with vivid detail, yet doesn’t oversaturate it. Readers should be aware that this book deals with difficult topics. What is so admirable is the way the author manages to present and look at them, unflinchingly, without being graphic. The book approaches with an even-handedness that exposes the truth without allowing the book to become mired in it.
Making a Murderous Film
When Alfred Hitchcock was searching for his next film idea, he came across the book She Who Was No More by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. He inquired about the rights and found someone had beat him to it. It was already being adapted for the big screen by Henri-Georges Clouzot. It would become the intense…
31 Days of Halloween – October 21
Nelson Rehmeyer was murdered in 1928. An angry neighbor, John Blymire, was eventually convicted for it. But there is more to it than that. The murderer claimed it was all due to witchcraft. In the 20th century. Blymire had been suffering from bad luck for a number of years. His grandfather and father turned to…