Another true crime story from Los Angeles (hey, I'm a mystery fan who knows the town a little bit, what can I say?) garners high praise from CJR Daily.
No, the Orange County Register isn't serializing a novel. These are the first few lines of a series of eight gripping articles that appeared in the paper in December, telling the incredible story of Linda Cummings, and one reporter's attempt to uncover the source of her death over 30 years ago.[snip]
In his series, Welborn explores her death and his role in the recent reopening of the case (he was even present at an exhumation of Cummings' body that yielded no DNA evidence) up until the arrest in November of the man now charged with her murder.
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The whole thing works, and it's hard to put down. And it got us thinking about how rare it is to find a truly transfixing narrative these days, a good story, in a newspaper.
I think I'll find a little time this afternoon to read that series.
Posted by Linkmeister at January 26, 2006 10:59 AM | TrackBackVery good stuff...thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Karan at January 26, 2006 01:44 PMI've got a penchant for dumb criminals stories, as you know, but the great true crime stories are where you learn about life. That's one of the reasons why I'd put Executioner's Song at the top of a list of the best books about America. Thanks for this link, Link.
Posted by: Lance Mannion at January 26, 2006 05:10 PM