International bestselling author Jax Miller lists her favorite true crime reads.
People Who Eat Darkness: Love, Grief and a Journey into Japan's Shadows
by Richard Lloyd Parry
This real-life crime seemed to get better coverage across the pond, as the subject of the story was a missing British girl (I personally hadn't heard of it until meeting the author in France). It's one of the most eye-opening novels (dare I say exposé) into Tokyo's underground with up-for-days terror that sticks with you long after you've finished it. Really, it's a true crime masterpiece that can make even the best writers doubt themselves.
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
Yes, yes, I know - an obvious answer. But what's not to love about this pioneering classic, the first of the "true crime novel?" Truman successfully narrows the gap between humans and real-life monsters with the utmost literary precision and a big helping of savory Americana. Today, ICB is the gateway for all novels true-crime.
