Andrew Hankinson

An untrue true crime story: Penance, by Eliza Clark, reviewed

A teasing piece of crime fiction weaves together real and invented murders in a satire on the true crime genre and its devotees

Eliza Clark. [Robin Silas Christian] 
issue 15 July 2023
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    Eliza Clark

    Faber, pp. 448, £14

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