Source: Law & Liberty
by Tyler Syck
“Since at least the trial of Sextus Roscius in the days of Ancient Rome, humans have had a strange fascination with murder. The source of this fixation is debatable. Perhaps it stems from the basic human fear of death or else from our desperate need to see justice and order done in a chaotic world. Whatever the root, humanity’s interest in murder has now transformed into an entire commercial industry filled with reality TV shows, podcasts, and sensational journalism. Detective fiction has long been the most cultured avenue of our murder obsession. In the books of authors such as Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and John Dickinson Carr, the quest to discover a murderer turns into a cerebral window into human nature and society. The latest iteration in this great tradition is Rian Johnson’s Knives Out movies featuring the enigmatic Southern Sleuth Benoit Blanc (played by the inimitable Daniel Craig).” (01/02/25)
https://lawliberty.org/murder-and-grace-in-wake-up-dead-man/