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Dirty Johnis billed as true crime, but it would be more accurate to describe it as relationship horror.
Hes definitely a spirit killer, and he could be worse than that.
Things start out awkward but not overtly alarming.
Later, he shows up wearing surgical scrubs to a formal event that is important to Debra.
Then theres the issue of Johns employment.
Its not clear that hes actually a anesthesiologist or even a doctor.
And less than two months into their relationship, reader, she marries him.
But its pitched realistically and never veers into camp.
