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Deadly Dozen

This was a weird one. On one hand, there were a lot of new true crime stories that I got to know about, but I couldn't shake off the annoyance of the wanna-be edgy tone that the author chose not to mention the backhanded misogynistic tone that was incorporated at every turn. I listen to a lot of true crime, so I am not faint-hearted or irked by gore, but this book seemed to almost push the voyeurism of the crimes rather than discuss the facts or mitigating factors. This needed much better editing and perhaps a more empathetic approach to writing about the victims and less glamourisation of the criminals.

May 16, 2023