Watching the (Tory) Detectives

By Róisín Lanigan

The appeal of a detective story, much like the appeal of its controversial content cousin, the “true crime” genre, is simple. It’s escapism. A way for us to uncover a mystery, unravel a puzzle, and leave feeling content that evil has been vanquished, justice has been served, the world (and in a kind of projected extension, our own lives) is safer thanks…