Podcast
Sword and Scale
The book explored the tragic triple murder in Brownsville, Texas, focusing on the dilapidated building where it occurred, and the complex factors that contributed to the crime.
I had that title in as a kind of placeholder for a while because early on when I had finished, you know, a complete version of the book, but not the final version.
— Episode: Episode 74
Episode: Episode 74
The book explored the tragic triple murder in Brownsville, Texas, focusing on the dilapidated building where it occurred, and the complex factors that contributed to the crime.
I had that title in as a kind of placeholder for a while because early on when I had finished, you know, a complete version of the book, but not the final version.
And I had this chapter title there really thinking about specific people in my life who are going to read it and giving them a kind of warning, you know, don't read about this crime at this point of the day because I know for me that there was a point in my reporting when I got very deeply involved in learning about the crime itself.
But then as it got closer to publication, and I thought about changing the title, a lot of people have said to me, you know, I remember the point at which I was at the beginning of this chapter and I read this title and this was my reaction to it.
It's really about thinking about deeper issues that go along with the crime.
It's not... I don't blame you. Yeah, I mean, in the book, the murder is only one chapter and that's very deliberate.