The other day, Clews mentioned an interesting law review article, The Forgotten Trial of Wyatt Earp by Steve Lubet. The author has since expanded that article into a book, Murder in Tombstone: The Forgotten Trial of Wyatt Earp. The research and writing in the article were terrific, so the same must be true of Murder in Tombstone, and the subject is one that no other book has explored. Amazon reviews from thoughtful readers are laden with praise, one remarking, "This Is the Tombstone Movie I'd Love to See!"
Here's a new entry in the True Crime Author blogroll: noted author Fred Rosen has a website at http://fredrosen.com. After a dozen true crime books, he has most recently written The Historical Atlas of American Crime, which accurately details hundreds of famous murder accounts. And that's a breathtakingly broad subject that not just anyone could -- or would -- tackle.
Now here's a blogger after my heart. In Cold Blog is a book review blog for historic true crime fans. So far, the blog has posted reviews of Torso by Steven Nickel; Murder at the Brown Palace by Dick Kreck; The Black Dahlia Files by Donald Wolfe; and Manhunt by James Swanson. I'll be back to this site for more historic true crime book reviews.
Clews has already gushed quite a bit over crime historian E.J. Wagner's book Science of Sherlock Holmes. It will become a true crime classic. Another interview with the author was recently posted on the forensic science website of Dr. Anil Aggrawal -- Interview with E.J. Wagner.
Boy, just when I think I have my arms around this genre, he turns into a giant. I could be completely wrong, but I think historic true crime might be entering into a renaissance.
Every week, Erik Larsen's book just sits there, seemingly permanently parked on the bestseller list, a shining star in the east.
I'm looking forward to reading ever more great stories from the annals of crime.
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