The Berman Murders is a well-researched look at journalistic obsession

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There's always that guy who brings Kahlúa to the party. "Here you go," he says as he hands the unmistakably-shaped bottle (masked in a brown paper bag, natch) to a stony-faced host. There it will sit for the next 10-15 years, until ants or spring cleaning prompt its disposal. But what if I told you that that drink had an infamous true crime connection? Would you be happier to drink it?

Of course, the answer is "no," because though rum, coffee, and sugar are all yummy on their own, that bottled booze is horrible. And so is the crime related to it, so I should probably get more serious, fast, because this is a book review not a cocktail one.