Come to the dark side

Here's an interesting thing. I really don't read much while I'm writing a book. And if I do read, it tends to be either non-fiction or research materials, or something that I feel very drawn to which will in some way contribute to my own project. The two books I have been drawn to this week are Perfume by Patrick Suskind and In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Both of which have particularly grisly murders in them. I'm drawn to the dark stuff at the moment because that's what I'm writing. And, weirdly, it's one of the things I most enjoy writing, even though it's horrible.