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Shocking and Sensational - The Stories Behind Famous True Crime and Scandal Books (Paperback) Loot Price: R802
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Shocking and Sensational - The Stories Behind Famous True Crime and Scandal Books (Paperback): Julian Upton

Shocking and Sensational - The Stories Behind Famous True Crime and Scandal Books (Paperback)

Julian Upton

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Even in a genre well known for generating controversy, some true-crime and scandal books have wielded a particular power to unsettle readers, provoke the authorities, and generate renewed focus on a case. For crimes and scandals that have attracted a library of more dubious investigations, the cumulative effect of the literature has been equally contentious, clouding the "truth" with a trail of myths and inaccuracies. From high-profile publishing sensations such as Ten Rillington Place, Fatal Vision, and Mommie Dearest to the wealth of writing on the JFK assassination, the death of Marilyn Monroe, and the Black Dahlia murder, this work delves into that hard copy era when crime and scandal books had a cultural impact beyond the genre's film and TV documentaries, fueling outcries that sometimes matched the notoriety of the cases they discussed, and leaving legacies that still resonate today.

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Imprint: McFarland & Company
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2018
Authors: Julian Upton
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-7109-3
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works
Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime
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LSN: 1-4766-7109-5
Barcode: 9781476671093

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