The late Jonathan Goodman was described by Jacques Barzun as "the greatest living master of true crime literature." His books include Murder in High Places, The Killing of Julia Wallace, Bloody Versicles: The Rhymes of Crime (Kent State University Press, 1993), and The Passing of Starr Faithfull (Kent State University Press, 1996), and Tracks to Murder (Kent State University Press, 2005).