How would you classify this book?

TrixieBelden

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Just out of curiosity, how would you classify the book Blood Will Out by Walter Kirn? It is the true story of a murderer and his crime, but the author knew him and also describes their relationship and interactions. Is it a true crime? Is it a memoir? Is there a term that describes this genre on its own? Thanks for indulging me.
 

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I'd say true crime. Ann Rule's book about her friendship with Ted Bundy before learning he was a serial killer (The Stranger Beside Me) was classified that way.
 

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Agreed - True Crime. That book was in the True Crime section at my local book store.