Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable

"Novelist, essayist and private investigator Sarah Gerard redefines true crime in this poignant tribute to her friend Carolyn Bush, a poet who was killed at age 25 by her roommate. While simultaneously investigating Bush’s death, Gerard constructs a collage-like portrait of Bush from interviews with dozens of her friends and family members, ensuring that readers understand the impact this clever, intuitive young woman had on her community. Carrie Carolyn Coco goes far beyond the tabloids that characterized Bush’s killer as a “tortured artist,” using in-depth reporting to expose the privilege and misogyny at the heart of this case."