What might be backstory in a more generic true-crime treatment is the story in Genealogy of a Murder. Belkin expertly renders the humanity in all of these ancestral tales, using her narrative-nonfiction skills to convey adventure, loss, longing, joy, heartbreak, and emotional devastation ... Revelatory ... Belkin offers a narrative guide for navigating the future—or even the present—of criminal investigation ... I felt forever changed after reading this book, and know it will have ripple effects for those creating, and consuming, true crime.
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