50 States of Murder

50 States of Murder: An Atlas of American Crime

Harold Schechter

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This book contains bite-sized recaps of murders occurring across the United States. The author chose to focus on the more obscure crimes in each state. Many of the blurbs covered crimes in the 1800’s. As a true crime reader, I found this book interesting because I had not heard of most of the cases Schechter wrote about. His coverage is pretty succinct and if you are looking for detailed coverage, then this book is not for you. However, if you are interested in reading about lesser-known crimes from each state, you may enjoy this book. I was gifted a copy of this book and all opinions expressed in this review are my own.