Book description
A ānecessary and brilliantā (NPR) exploration of our cultural fascination with true crime told through four āenthrallingā (The New York Times Book Review) narratives of obsession.
In Savage Appetites,Rachel Monroe links four criminal rolesāDetective, Victim, Defender, and Killerāto four true stories about women driven by obsession. From a frustrated andā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked Savage Appetites as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Women are the top consumers of true crime. But why, when the stories so often feature women as victims of violence? New Yorker journalist Rachel Monroe profiles four different women in the roles of Detective, Victim, Defender, and Killer to see what itās all about. The reporting and context in this book are staggering, and Monroeās writing is both critical and empathic.Ā
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