THE TRUTH IS IN THE CRIME.

The article discusses the growth of the true crime literary genre. The author explains that the concept of true crime involves an analysis of a historical event which explores related aspects of cultural studies, sociology, and politics, arranged in the form of a nonfiction novel. Comments pertaining to works of nonfiction crime such as Richard Lloyd Parry's "People Who Eat Darkness," Robert Zorn's "Cemetary John," and T.J. English's "The Savage City" are also presented.