It’s these cases that Sarah Weinman covers for The New York Times. They are fictional, we should add. As the crime and mystery columnist for the Book Review, Ms. Weinman investigates not ...

Frequently cited by readers as one of the best true crime books ever, it covers an impoverished Arkansas town in 1993, when three teens were wrongfully accused and convicted of the sexual assault ...

There's a certain allure to true-crime stories that draws in readers. Some true-crime books tell stories otherwise untold — while others provide a unique perspective on highly publicized crimes.

When Penguin Modern Classics decided to bring back its Crime and Espionage series, one design feature was surely inevitable. For Penguin readers, crime is synonymous with green. The colour has been a ...

The first book, "The Creeping Hand Murder ... Yard in figuring out the culprit of a dastardly crime. USA TODAY is exclusively revealing the cover and a smattering of inside illustrations.

suggesting these books fulfil an important emotional function, allowing readers to experience the danger and intrigue of crime, safely between the covers of a book. Gender is also a factor in ...

Many of Rule’s books cover cases from the Pacific Northwest. Although Ann Rule’s chosen topic was serial killers, many true crime books don’t cover murder or, in some cases, cover a broader ...