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#MurderTrending follows a society where the execution of convicted criminals is televised in real time via the popular app The Postman, set on the suburbanized island prison Alcatraz 2.0. The novel explores the intersections of social media, reality television, and capital punishment in a speculative future.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gretchen McNeil
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