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The Journalist and the Murderer
Every true crime story has a real person on the other end of it.
Who it's for
If you binge true crime and then feel queasy about it, this short book names the feeling.
Uneasy→Reflective
Feelings it meets
What it is
Janet Malcolm examines the relationship between writer Joe McGinniss and Jeffrey MacDonald, an Army doctor convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. MacDonald invited McGinniss to write his story; McGinniss came to believe he was guilty but kept writing him warm letters while working on the book Fatal Vision (1983), and MacDonald learned the truth only when it was published.
Where to find it
Bookstores and libraries (print and ebook).
Before you start
Heads up: Discusses the murder of a mother and children.
Age: Adult nonfiction
