A viral Instagram post exposed a disturbing trend: nine out of ten top paperback fiction bestsellers this week revolved around women being murdered for entertainment. While critics scream “crisis,” crime fiction authors shrug it off as a fleeting snapshot — and point out that most of these books are written by women, who also read them. The lone exception? This year’s Women’s Prize winner. The trope’s roots? Ancient — from Greek tragedies to Poe’s obsession with beautiful women’s deaths — often mirroring societal fears. Today? It’s still common: domestic violence stories where the killer’s usually the husband.
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