I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: the show bringing sensitivity to true crime TV
HBO’s new docuseries about Michelle McNamara’s hunt for the Golden State Killer eschews gore in favour of a humane approach often missing from the genre
French serial-killer expert admits serial lies, including murder of imaginary wife
Stéphane Bourgoin, whose books about murderers have sold millions, says he invented much of his experience, including training with FBI
Anna Krien, Charlotte Wood, Chris Hammer and others on what they’re reading in October
Plus, Elliot Perlman’s tour through dark humour, Kate McClymont’s jaw-dropping true crime and Heather Rose’s alarming visions of the future
Has the Great Train Robbery’s leader finally been unmasked?
Detective identifies gangster Billy Hill as mastermind of 1963 crime that still fascinates the public
Fred and Rose: Gordon Burn’s journey to the grubby heart of England
Happy Like Murderers, Burn’s account of the Wests’ appalling crimes, fearlessly explored an unseen side of the country, even when it came to haunt him
Why are women obsessed with true crime? Rachel Monroe has some answers
Monroe, the author of Savage Appetites, reckons with women, crime and obsession: ‘I like my true crime a bit problematic’
The real Mindhunters: why ‘serial killer whisperers’ do more harm than good
The psychological profiling at the heart of Netflix’s acclaimed drama make for great TV but, say experts, it’s better left in the fiction section
True crime author’s claims to have interviewed serial killers contested
Mind Games by Paul Harrison withdrawn from sale, after his accounts of interviews with Ted Bundy, Peter Sutcliffe and others were called into question
Hear this! The best audiobooks of 2019 – so far
From Elisabeth Moss revisiting The Handmaid’s Tale to banter from Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer, here are this year’s must-listens
In brief: Furious Hours; When We Were Rich; Heroes – review
A compelling account of Harper Lee’s lost true-crime book and more
The real story behind Harper Lee’s lost true crime book
Nearly 20 years after To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee was living out of the public eye, drinking and suffering from writer’s block. Then she came across the sensational case of a murderous preacher ...
New details of Harper Lee true crime book revealed as briefcase mystery solved
Author Casey Cep reveals discovery of ‘brimming’ cache of research by the novelist into Alabama preacher suspected of a string of murders
Stieg Larsson’s investigation of Swedish PM’s assassination revealed in new book
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s author was also a campaigning journalist and amassed a huge archive researching the 1986 murder of Olof Palme
Graeme Simsion, Jane Caro, Ginger Gorman and others on what they’re reading in February
Plus Kate Richard’s first foray into fiction, Mandy Ord’s graphic novel about grief, and Robin Bowles writes about a controversial murder investigation
Murder by The Book by Claire Harman review – scandalous Victorian mystery
Did one novel written in 1839 inspire a lurid murder and an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria?