{"product_id":"unspeakable-acts-true-tales-of-crime-murder-deceit-and-obsession-9780062839886","title":"Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eew York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew \u0026amp; Noteworthy Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre, edited and curated by Sarah Weinman, the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Real Lolita\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like \u003cem\u003eMy Favorite Murder\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e In the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, bestsellers like \u003cem\u003eI'll Be Gone in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFurious Hours\u003c\/em\u003e, and TV hits like \u003cem\u003eAmerican Crime Story\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWild Wild Countr\u003c\/em\u003ey, the cultural appetite for stories of real people doing terrible things is insatiable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed author of\u003cem\u003eThe Real Lolita \u003c\/em\u003eand editor of \u003cem\u003eWomen Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s \u0026amp; 50s\u003c\/em\u003e (Library of America) and \u003cem\u003eTroubled Daughters, Twisted Wives \u003c\/em\u003e(Penguin), Sarah Weinman brings together an exemplary collection of recent true crime tales. She culls together some of the most refreshing and exciting contemporary journalists and chroniclers of crime working today. Michelle Dean's \"Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick\" went viral when it first published and is the basis for the TV show\u003cem\u003eThe Act and\u003c\/em\u003e Pamela Colloff's \"The Reckoning,\" is the gold standard for forensic journalism. There are 13 pieces in all and as a collection, they showcase writing about true crime across the broadest possible spectrum, while also reflecting what makes crime stories so transfixing and irresistible to the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeinman, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSarah Weinman is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Real Lolita: A Lost Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ean Unthinkable Crime, and\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ea Scandalous Masterpiece\u003c\/em\u003e, and the editor, most recently, of \u003cem\u003eUnspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit \u0026amp; Obsession\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a 2020 National Magazine Award finalist for reporting and a Calderwood Journalism Fellow at MacDowell, and her work has appeared most recently in \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. Weinman writes the crime column for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e and lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641750163730,"sku":"9780062839886","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_078b2cb1-b9fa-41fd-9a8f-ec62a227dddc.jpg?v=1733034167","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unspeakable-acts-true-tales-of-crime-murder-deceit-and-obsession-9780062839886","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}