True Crime

Investigations, cold cases, and courtroom dramas that actually happened.

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What Happens When an Urban Legend Feels Real?

When discussing Kathleen Hale’s book, it's important to approach the subject with sensitivity and care. This book delves into the complex interplay of online obsession, mental illness, and violent crime, focusing on a case that shook the nation. It specifically…

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The Season of Rosalyn Drexler

Yet the question of whether Helen will succumb to Pablo’s advances provides the merest soupçon of suspense in a book whose greater delights lie in Drexler’s wordplay, her razor-sharp one-liners, and her vivid evocation of a lost New York—at…

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"The Godfather" and its Mystique

I read the “Godfather” novel while still at school in Mussoorie, sometime in 1972-73. In those days of prudery, this popular thrilling novel was perceived by teachers as somewhat inappropriate for school going children, due to its graphic descriptions. So we…