Michael Arntfield

Television and the cop show arrived on the scene together, and for generations have chronicled far more than crime. These series have served as mirrors of society, exploring justice and injustice, violence and redemption, family and sacrifice, prejudice and power.

Even during periods of i...

This is the first book to examine murder through the written word--not only the writings of the killers themselves, but also the story of murder as told in literary fiction and the crime dramas that are now a staple of film and television. The authors--a criminologist specializing in cold cases, ...