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Murder Most Criminous: The Cases of William Roughead, Father of Modern True Crime Literature
William Roughead is among the founders and one of the great popularizers of the “true crime” genre as it blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By those truly familiar with the genre, he is well-known as the father of modern true-crime writing.
Roughead called himself a “historian of homicide.” He was a reporter in that he recorded the facts and evidence of a case. But he was much more. As an attorney, he understood procedures, the legal actors in a trial and their appropriate roles and duties, with stress on appropriate in that he was quick to critique judge or prosecutor or defense attorney for failings in procedure or presentation of evidence, or simply ignoring evidence. It is in this respect that Roughead set himself apart with commentary and insight about the facts and with his expertise in the law.
Kill the Quarterback
When a star quarterback is killed before his senior year, hardboiled reporter Mitch Sawyer must battle personal and professional demons in order to track down a killer before he strikes again.
Mitch Sawyer likes a good murder. A good murder means his stories will probably land on the front page of the Nashville Daily Tribune. But this one is different. This one is Jimmy Chin Lee, brilliant quarterback at Vanderbilt University and possibly -- probably -- the next Heisman Trophy winner. But two weeks before the season is to begin, Lee is found dead in his west side apartment, victim of a gunshot wound.
No clues, one suspect -- but the police can't find her. She finds Mitch. After that, nothing goes right for anyone.
