8 True Crime Books For Your 2020 TBR
Looking for what to read in the vast true crime genre? I’ve rounded up seven very different 2020 true crime books that range from nonviolent for adventure fans to interviews with a Buenos Aires serial killer 30 years after the crimes. Oh, and that whole scandal where celebrities were involved in a criminal conspiracy to get their children into top universities.
For readers gripped by In Cold Blood and I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, We Keep the Dead Close is both a haunting true crime narrative of an unsolved 1969 murder at a prestigious institution and a lyrical memoir of obsession and love for a girl who dreamt of rising among men.
History, CIA, KGB, and a dead Swedish economist who was the head of the United Nations: Ravi Somaiya investigates the 1961 plane crash where Dag Hammarskjöld was found dead with an Ace of Spades tucked in his collar. Who was the peace-seeking man, and who were his enemies? Because while pilot error was blamed, the rumors that indicate foul play instead have never stopped… Somaiya uses never-before-seen evidence and new interviews to seek answers.
If you hear the names of actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, most people now think of the scandal they were involved in regarding their children and top universities. The investigation of that criminal conspiracy to influence undergraduate admissions was nicknamed Operation Varsity Blues, and here, Nicole LaPorte looks into the parents, con men, and privilege surrounding the lengths some people will go to to get their kids into top universities.
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