Monday, July 16, 2018

Six top books based on true crimes

Megan Abbott's new novel is Give Me Your Hand. One of her six favorite books based on true crimes, as shared at The Week magazine:
Legs by William Kennedy

The master novelist of the demimonde takes on the violent death and gaudy life of gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond in this dazzling tale. Particular attention is devoted to the wild and woolly love triangle involving Legs, his wife, and his showgirl mistress. "How boring it is," the narrator opines, "not to fire machine guns."
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue