First published 2005
Maggie Nelson never knew her aunt Jane, whose unsolved murder in 1969 has long haunted her family. But through unearthed diaries and journal pages, Nelson pieces together a powerful portrait of the vibrant, intelligent young woman whose dreams were tragically cut short. As she delves into Jane's life, Nelson crafts a gripping, genre-blending work that is both a poetic eulogy and a searing true crime investigation.
Genres: biography, literary-fiction, 20th-century, crime, non-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Michigan
224 pages · Paperback · Soft Skull Press