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March 30, 2026

2026 Edgar Awards round-up: Murderland

the true crime that's worth your time

Caroline Fraser set out to examine the relationship between 20th-century serial killers and environmental toxins. Susan Howard gauges whether Fraser succeeded.

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    Claire
    March 30, 2026, evening

    I have to admit that I was wildly skeptical of this book before I started it and was on high alert to see how well she linked environmental pollutants to the various killers. By the end, I was intrigued enough to hope that additional research is being done, and I was very glad to have read this one.

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