True Crime
Well, it’s been a great summer. Thank you all for your amazing participation and excellent submissions. You guys are incredibly talented, and really represent how multi-faceted, and multi-talented the youth of our great city are. I hope you enjoyed participating in Word Out 2014, and look forward to participating in 2015.
Before I go, I just want briefly mention a topic that I had wanted to blog about, but didn’t get the chance; True Crime. This genre of books is all about real crime stories. One that I read years ago and thought was really well written, was In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. This book is about the murder of four members of a family, and carries the reader through every stage of the event, from the murders, to the investigation, and finally to the sentecing of the murderers.
From the cover:
On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparen't motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.
Now, this genre deals with real life stories, and real murders. There is no comfort of knowing that what you are reading is a work of Fiction, therefore made up by one extremely imaginative individual. With this being said, it is easy to conclude that this genre is not for the faint of heart. The reason I mention it here, is for all you crime/suspense/murder mystery fans out there, who have read books in this genre, and on my booklist. Another author in true crime is Max Haines. He is one that I have read a lot of, all thanks to my best friend who introduced him to me with her copy of Doctor’s Who Kill way back in high school (yes, the morbid fascination dates that far back!). It was scary, weird, and strangely captivating to read about professionals, in such a highly regarded profession, committing such crimes. Suffice to say, it definitely had me hooked! I think it also had something to do with the almost comical cover, which I thought was funny and kind of lame at the same time.
So for those of you interested in some True Crime, check out these authors and their works, and for those that are already into the genre, let me know which authors/titles you would recommend.
I hope everyone has a great long weekend, before getting back into the routine of things, and wish you all great new school year.
Goodbye till next summer!
7 thoughts on “True Crime”
I absolutely love this genre- even with TV shows and movies as well, murder never gets boring. I’ll be sure to check out the books you mentioned!
I had a great time here this summer and I look forward to next year! 🙂
Thanks for all the interesting posts and contests… it really made my summer.
Hi Jade! I’m happy to hear that you also enjoy this genre. Definitely check out the books on my list, and hopefully you will enjoy them as much as I did.
Also, thanks for the positive feedback! We all are so pleased to hear that you have enjoyed Word Out this summer, and look forward to having you participate next year. All the best!!!
I like books that have to do with crime, so I think that these books would be very interesting to me.
After reading your review, I admit that I am intrigued by the idea of picking up a a book based on murder and etc., but I am afraid to admit that I am definitely too scared to actually read one. The last time that I did, I couldn’t sleep properly for weeks!
So true, never boring, very thrilling!
Hi David, I hope you get a chance to check some of them out, and enjoy reading them. Are there any titles/authors that you have read and enjoyed?
Hi Alexandra, I know the feeling! There are certain books that do that same to me, and being too scared to sleep is definitely not fun!