true crime
noun [ U ] uk/ˌtruː ˈkraɪm/ us/ˌtruː ˈkraɪm/
（关于真实人物和犯罪实例的）犯罪纪实小说（或者电影等）
books and films about real crimes that involved real people
She didn't want to write a true crime book about the murders. 她对写一本关于这些杀人犯的犯罪纪实小说没有兴趣。
True crime is not the same genre as crime action. 犯罪纪实片和犯罪动作片并不是同一类型。
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- I've read a lot of true crime.
- Until Proven Innocent is a compelling true crime book.
- The story is the subject of a novel by best-selling true crime writer Ann Rule.