Sometimes crime novels just write themselves. Sarah Weinman wins the most-evocative-post-of-the-week award, summing up a true-crime conspiracy theory to top them all:
"This week's big true crime story is highly speculative: could a nationwide gang of psychopathic serial killers, linked by a "signature" of smiley face graffiti, be responsible for the deaths of up to 40 young, college-age men assumed to have died from drowning?"
Be sure to check out Five Easy Questions alum Steve Huff's skeptical take on the story when you finish the article...
The VQR blog digs through the slushpile, showing off internal memos about rejected stories. The person who wrote about a "Narrator/murderer describes how he is going to kill his victim and dispose of the body by mixing it into the fillings of eclairs" might actually be mixed up in the Smiley Face Gang--so read with care.
Finally, Ed Champion retires from the film junket circuit with a frustrated, insightful essay.
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