Unspeakable ActsAn NPR Best Book of the Year A New York Times New & Noteworthy Book A brilliant anthology of modern true crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre, edited and curated by Sarah Weinman, the award winning author of The Real Lolita The appeal of true crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like My Favorite Murder and In the Dark, bestsellers like Ill Be Gone in the Dark and Furious Hours, and TV hits like

but as she quickly learns

Funny how it’s taken her five years with her abusive boyfriend

After a controversial trial

and the child they will both do anything to keep

The only person who can help him is Sajda

including Christopher Columbus

long accustomed to the sovereign's capricious and malicious whims

he also reveals how

progressives

and delivers authentic and well-earned scares--all written through the lens of a lonely teenager searching for answers

Oliver needs a moment to figure out his heart

Then in 2007