Patrick Radden Keefe has a knack — hell, actually, let's call it a gift — a gift for crafting truly compelling retellings and detailed nonfiction narratives. He did it in Say Nothing , Empire of Pain and he did it in The Snakehead . That's not quite wh...

This was a fascinating read that did a lot to punch holes in the default narrative of the Manson murders that Bugliosi established in Helter Skelter . What it doesn't do is draw any definitive conclusions. It's a decade plus of pulling at threads, unraveli...

Oof. A true crime compilation focused on the retelling of three horrific tails and their conclusions. Not essential, but gripping enough and thoroughly dark and detailed. Gird your guts, I guess. One of the tales is a precursor to Don't F*​*k with Cats: ...

It goes without saying that the US’ carceral system isn’t just deeply flawed, it’s entirely broken. From private prisons looking to fill beds and doing nothing to reduce recidivism, to law enforcement and prosecutorial unwillingness to admit mistakes...

A gripping book about two utterly vile and unrepentant monsters that preyed on any victim they could get their hands on in Los Angeles. It's one of those tales that illustrates how little justice can actually be served when the damage inflicted is so wide ...

I found this to be an easy read and one that's hard to put down. The author's self-aggrandizing town wears on you a bit but his actions are certainly commendable (and I sympathize with the personal cost to both himself in his family). An altogether excelle...

A dull and — altogether — uninspired fiction. The narrator is difficult to sympathize with, the characters are dull and the conclusion is predictable. Not unbearable, but totally unnecessary.

A dark, factual retelling of a string of utterly horrific crimes. I have little to say other than to express sympathy for Ramirez's victims. A monster — truly.