What if you didn’t just read about true crime — what if you were investigating it? True Crime in Real Time turns the ordinary reader into a detective partner. You walk the crime scenes. You examine the evidence. You make the call on who to charge based on actual historical cases. It’s immersive, it’s intense, and it’s nothing like any true crime book you’ve seen before.
Here’s a look from the essay “Whose Blood Was Found Where?”:
Roger Nichols is your partner on the number two shift in homicide. Close to ‘last check in’, you and Roger get a call to respond to an address … two bodies, one female and one male, obviously deceased …
You bend down close to her body … deep wounds on her neck and scalp … dog paw prints in blood on the walkway … a black, blood‑stained glove tagged “Oris, XL”.
If these details send a chill down your spine, just wait — there’s more.
About the Book (True Crime in Real Time, by Steve Scarborough)
This isn’t just a book of true crime stories — it’s a hands‑on investigation. As a reader, you become the detective. You collect clues, you review evidence from actual case files, and you work with your partner to solve the case.
The cases are real. The evidence is drawn from police reports, interviews, court transcripts, and news coverage. While dialogues with fictional detectives (like Roger) are created to guide you through the investigation, they’re there to help you explore the real mysteries.
Cases span historical and contemporary crimes. Even when you think you know where a famous case is headed, new angles in evidence or suspects might surprise you.
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