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Murder in Mississippi by John Safran
Published as God'll Cut You Down in the US, Murder in Mississippi is as much about race and sexuality in modern America as it is about murder.
We start the book knowing exactly who did the crime. But the questions of why the killer did it, confessed, changed his confession, and pleaded guilty take fish-out-of-water journalist John Safran on a madcap journey through the Deep South that's filled with eccentric characters, witty observations, and disturbing conclusions.
Little, Brown
Night Games by Anna Krien
While Australian Rules Football may be a foreign concept outside Australia, the rape culture that permeates the sport is all too familiar. Anna Krien focuses on an infamous case of sexual assault in which well-known players were let off the hook, and broadens out from there to give an unflinching, shocking account of the dark side of sport.
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