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Evidence of things seen : true crime in an era of reckoning / edited by Sarah Weinman ; [with an introduction by Rabia Chaudry].

Weinman, Sarah, (editor.). Chaudry, Rabia, (writer of introduction.). Lowery, Wesley, 1990- Brutal lynching. (Added Author). Van der Leun, Justine. "No choice but to do it." (Added Author). Hobbes, Michael. Golden age of white-collar crime. (Added Author). Morin, Brandi. Picturesque California conceals a crisis of missing women. (Added Author). Jeong, May. How the Atlanta spa shootings--the victims, the survivors--tell a story of America. (Added Author). Knox, Amanda. Who owns Amanda Knox? (Added Author). Moskovitz, Diana. Tie a tourniquet on your heart. (Added Author). Jurjevics, R. F. True crime junkies and the curious case of a missing husband. (Added Author). Bazelon, Lara, 1974- Has reality caught up to the "murder police"? (Added Author). Schonbek, Amelia. Will you ever change? (Added Author). Ecco Press, (publisher.).

Summary:

"True crime, as an entertainment genre, has always prioritized clear narrative arcs: victims wronged, police detectives in pursuit, suspects apprehended, justice delivered. But what stories have been ignored? In Evidence of Things Seen, fourteen of the most innovative crime writers working today cast a light on the cases that give crucial insight into our society. This anthology pulls back the curtain on how crime itself is a by-product of America's systemic harms and inequalities. And in doing so, it reveals how the genre of true crime can be a catalyst for social change. These works combine brilliant storytelling with incisive cultural examinations--and challenge each of us to ask what justice should look like"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780063323926
ISBN: 0063323923
ISBN: 9780063233928
ISBN: 0063233924
Physical Description: xxi, 276 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

General Note:	"An anthology"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-267).
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I: What we reckon with. A brutal lynching. An indifferent police force. A 34-year wait for justice / by Wesley Lowery -- The short life of Toyin Salau and a legacy still at work / by Samantha Schuyler -- "No choice but to do it" : why women go to prison / by Justin van der Leun -- The golden age of white-collar crime / by Michael Hobbes -- Picturesque California conceals a crisis of missing indigenous women / by Brandi Morin -- How the Atlanta spa shootings-- the victims, the survivors-- tell a story of America / by May Jeong -- Part II: The true crime stories we tell. Who owns Amanda Knox? / by Amanda Knox -- Tie a tourniquet on your heart : revisiting Edna Buchanan, America's greatest police reporter / by Diana Moskovitz -- The true crime junkies and the curious case of a missing husband / by RF Jurjevics -- Has reality caught up to the "murder police"? / by Lara Bazelon -- Part III: Shards of justice. Will you ever change? / by Amelia Schonbek -- The prisoner-run radio station that's reaching men on Death Row / by Keri Blakinger -- To the son of the victim / by Sophie Haigney -- Three bodies in Texas / by Mallika Rao.