Description
In this wide-ranging exploration of true crime, the author journeys from ancient Rome and eighteenth-century London to such notorious cases as Lizzie Borden, the Lindbergh kidnapping, the Black Dahlia, and O. J. Simpson. Drawing on decades of reading, he examines how crimes are committed, investigated, prosecuted, remembered, and transformed into popular narratives. Combining brisk analysis, unconventional theories, and a contrarian eye for gaps in conventional wisdom, the book considers not only questions of guilt and justice but also the enduring cultural fascination with crime itself.
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paperback
Scribner
Published Jan 1, 2011
ISBN: 9781416552734
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Details
First Published
2011
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Popular Crime by Bill James.