Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers discussion

I spent decades in New Mexico courtrooms defending people accused of serious crimes, including capital murder. One case stayed with me above all the rest: a quadruple homicide in a remote cabin, where the official story unraveled in ways I can't tell you without a spoiler alert!
When you’re reading crime or legal thrillers, do you prefer a clean “whodunit” where the evidence fits neatly, or the messier, real-world cases where the investigation itself is on trial?
. My own dive into this question became Echoes of Torreón, a true-crime account told from the defense table. If you’ve read cases—fictional or real—where the wrong person was in the crosshairs, I’d love to hear them. How did the story keep you turning pages?
Steve Aarons, author, Echoes of Torreón