''True Crime Zine'' was an

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that reviews and critiques true-crime and fact-based books. It was also an online crime

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. It was active between 2009 and 2013.

History

The site contained original content about high-profile crime cases and books, updating readers on the cases covered in the books it reviews. Founded by Kim Cantrell and based in McMinnville, Tennessee, the magazine launched in 2009 as ''True Crime Book Reviews''. In July 2012 it was expanded and renamed ''True Crime Zine''. Before it launched, Cantrell had been a Top Reviewer for Amazon.com.

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' online magazine wrote about Cantrell and ''True Crime Zine'' in a May 2012 story. In September 2010, Cantrell appeared on

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's "True Murder" channel with host Dan Zupansky to discuss her reviews.

Book awards

At the first of each year, the magazine announced the winners of its annual True Crime Awards based on readers' choices and votes. ''True Crime Zine'' Best of 2012 named crime writers

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, Ann Rule and Cathy Scott as its Top 3. ''The Halifax Reader'' included ''True Crime Zines 2010 Editor's Choice Award in its "Tops in True Crime" yearly review.''The Halifax Reader'' - Halifax Public Libraries: Tops in True Crime
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References

External links

''True Crime Zine'' magazine's official site
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