Nonfiction by Susan Harris

Forced Confessions: On True Crime Writing

The pieces here map the translation of event into prose—the creation of true crime writing.

Nonfiction by Shōko Egawa

The Sixth Victim

It all began about the time that the men and women were finishing their first drinks.

Translated from Japanese by David Boyd

Nonfiction by Marek Šindelka and Vojtěch Mašek and Marek Pokorný

St. Barbara

It's not your job to solve this case.

Translated from Czech by Julia Sherwood and Peter Sherwood

Fiction by João Paulo Cuenca

I Found Out I Was Dead

"She’s the one who identified the body with your name, address, and document number."

Translated from Portuguese by Elizabeth Lowe

Nonfiction by Jake Raynal

Factproof

Like most gruesome crimes, the case also reveals something of society’s ills.

Translated from French by Edward Gauvin