Sometimes We Root for the Crooks

I'm teaching a crime fiction class at Michigan State University as a guest author of a mystery series, and one of the things we've been discussing is how you don't always root for the good guys.



I'm not talking about cheering on the psychopaths and serial killers. But it's the charming rogues who win our affection. Especially in heists. Whom do we want to come out on top in Ocean's Eleven ? Not Andy Garcia, no way. We want George Clooney's brilliant plot and colorful team to win. And the more e...