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“…she couldn’t have done it and she must have done it.”

Iphigenia in Forest Hills by Janet Malcom

January 7, 2026 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I found this a frustrating read although on the face of it, it seems just up my alley; true crime about a small Jewish community in New York City is catnip for me. There was also overlap with subjects that I’m interested in, like domestic violence, child sexual abuse, and the treatment of families in crisis by the legal system. Iphigenia in Forest Hills is billed as an “anatomy of a murder trial” and the main thrust of the analysis here seems to be that […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Janet Malcom, true crime

GentleRain's CBR18 Review No:7 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Janet Malcom, true crime ·
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