James Renner: 5 Books
That Changed the Way
I Write True Crime
"The following writers never lose sight of the victim..."
By James Renner | July 27, 2023
The Women Who Joined the Ranks of Latin America's Top Narco-Traffickers
In researching her new book, Deborah Bonello found that women were rising through the ranks of Latin America's drug cartels. She wanted to know why.
By Deborah Bonello | July 26, 2023
In Pursuit of the Lizard People, and the Dangerous Conspiracy Theories That Led to the 2020 Nashville Bombing
In 2021, Colin Dickey went to Nashville to see the garage where Anthony Quinn Warner set off his bomb. He found a web of conspiracy theories, and city still unsure what really happened.
By Colin Dickey | July 20, 2023
An Unsettling Conversation with Samuel Little, America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
By Jillian Lauren | July 18, 2023
The Birth of Salon Kitty, Wartime Berlin's Premier Brothel and Nazi Spy Trap
By Nigel Jones, Urs Brunner and Dr. Julia Schrammel | July 14, 2023
How Truman Capote Was Destroyed by His Own Masterpiece
By Ebs Burnough | July 10, 2023
Sarah Weinman on James Baldwin, the Atlanta Child Murders, and the Evolution of True Crime Writing
A new nonfiction anthology shows the range and depth of today's true crime writing.
By Sarah Weinman | July 5, 2023
