In “The Tragedy of True Crime,” John J. Lennon tells the stories of convicted men – and one of them is his own.

In 1986, Robert Chambers committed a terrible crime that became a lurid tabloid fixture and a cautionary tale of class, privilege, and the excesses of the era. What became of Chambers in the decades ...

In his first book, John J. Lennon, who is serving a 28-year sentence, brings nuance and complexity to his own and other prisoners’ stories. By Pamela Colloff Pamela Colloff is a staff writer at The ...