True Crime: La Fascinación del Mal / True Crime: The Fascination with Evil [Spanish]

By Vicente Garrido

Un libro que cambiar la manera de ver el true crime.

Por qu nos fascina la violencia y en particular el asesinato? Cu nto hay de ficci n y de realidad en los productos que se presentan bajo la etiqueta de true crime? Al buscar la respuesta a estas preguntas, Vicente Garrido ofrece un extraordinario an lisis del crimen a partir de los elementos caracter sticos del true crime: la mente criminal, la escena del crimen, los investigadores, las v ctimas, el juicio y la condena.

Partiendo de numerosos ejemplos literarios y audiovisuales --desde las novelas de Truman Capote y Norman Mailer hasta las series m s famosas de Netflix y HBO, pasando por cr nicas y ensayos de expolic as y periodistas de investigaci n--, el autor revela c mo el estudio del true crime a trav s de los principios fundamentales de la criminolog a y otras ciencias afines permite reflexionar sobre la naturaleza de la violencia humana.

Ante el auge de las series documentales y de ficci n basadas en cr menes reales, as como de la novela polic aca y negra, Vicente Garrido analiza m s de sesenta productos culturales --entre libros, pel culas, series, podcasts, etc.-- para mostrarnos no solo la narrativa propia del true crime, sino lo que este g nero puede ense arnos sobre la maldad.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A book that will change the way we see true crime.

Why are we fascinated by violence, and especially by murder? How much fiction and reality is there in the content labeled as true crime? In search of answers, Vicente Garrido offers an extraordinary analysis of crime through the classic structure of true crime: the criminal mind, the crime scene, the investigators, the victims, the trial, and the sentence.

Drawing on numerous literary and audiovisual examples--from the novels of Truman Capote and Norman Mailer to the most popular Netflix and HBO series, as well as chronicles and essays by former police officers and investigative journalists--the author shows how studying true crime through the lens of criminology and related sciences allows us to reflect on the nature of human violence.

In response to the exponential rise of documentaries and fiction series based on real crimes, as well as crime and noir novels, Vicente Garrido analyzes more than sixty cultural products --including books, films, series, podcasts, and more-- to reveal not only the narrative structure of true crime, but also what this genre can teach us about evil.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 6076390298
• ISBN13: 9786076390290
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Planeta Publishing
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 4.9" x 7.3"