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True Crime Story

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True Crime Story by Joseph Knox intricately weaves a narrative of a university student's mysterious disappearance, explored through a blend of interviews, emails, and diary entries. The story blurs the lines between fiction and reality, as a detective and a writer unravel secrets and lies, piecing together what happened to the missing girl. This gripping thriller keeps the reader questioning what's true as the investigation delves deeper into the darkness surrounding the case.
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You might enjoy this gripping tale if you're intrigued by real-life mysteries and appreciate a twisty, immersive narrative that delves into the complexity of crime investigations. This crime and thriller novel weaves fiction with reality, offering a layered story that challenges perceptions and keeps you guessing until the end.

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True Crime Story

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One of the most talked about crime novels of 2021 - True Crime Story by Joseph Knox. "Knox the author pulls off a hybrid triumph - at once an old-fashioned whodunnit and a smart postmodern literary novel asking questions about the ethics of all editing, as well as the true-crime genre. Dazzlingly original" Sunday Times

What happens to those girls who go missing? What happens to the Zoe Nolans of the world?

In the early hours of Saturday, December 17th, 2011, Zoe Nolan, a 19-year-old Manchester University student, walked out of a party taking place in the shared accommodation where she had been living for three months.

She was never seen again.

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True Crime Story by Joseph Knox is praised for its entertaining mix of satire and celebration of the true-crime genre. Critics highlight it as complex, disturbing, unexpectedly funny, and smart, with a notable blend of traditional and postmodern literary elements. It is regarded as an engaging cold-case novel and is seen as both original and innovative.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529176698

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 304g

Pages: 448

About the Author

Joseph Knox has lived in Stoke on Trent, Manchester and London. In 2020, he became an Irish citizen. His debut novel Sirens was a bestseller and has been translated into eighteen languages. The Smiling Man and The Sleepwalker are the second and third books in the Waits trilogy. His first standalone novel, True Crime Story, was a Times number one bestseller.

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