The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing

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The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing is a nonfiction book that investigates the 2014 murders of two teenage girls in rural India, exploring gender violence, caste, and systemic injustice.

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instanceOf journalistic investigation ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ
true crime book ⓘ
author Sonia Faleiro ⓘ
basedOn real events in 2014 ⓘ
contains interviews with family members of the victims ⓘ
interviews with police and officials ⓘ
interviews with villagers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
depicts rural village life in Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
examines failures of law enforcement ⓘ
honor and shame in conservative communities ⓘ
intersection of gender, caste, and class ⓘ
media coverage of crime in India ⓘ
sexual violence ⓘ
focusesOn two teenage cousins found hanging from a tree ⓘ
genre narrative journalism ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
true crime ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
ebook ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
mainSubject caste system in India ⓘ
gender-based violence ⓘ
murders of two teenage girls in rural India ⓘ
patriarchy in rural India ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ
systemic injustice ⓘ
narrativeStyle reported nonfiction ⓘ
notableFor highlighting structural violence against women in India ⓘ
investigating conflicting official narratives ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
praisedFor analysis of gender and caste ⓘ
detailed reporting ⓘ
sensitive treatment of victims ⓘ
publicationYear 2021 ⓘ
publisher Bloomsbury ⓘ
Grove Press ⓘ
setInCountry India ⓘ
setInPeriod 2014 ⓘ
setInRegion Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
timeToWrite multiple years of reporting ⓘ

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