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Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness
Kent Whitaker
Howard Books, 2008
Only by God's Grace
It feels intrusive to write a "review" of what Kent Whitaker has gone through. In "Murder by Family" Kent shares his journey and his experience living through the murder of his wife and son as planned by his other son. The book is uniquely Kent's. No one else can ...
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The Keepsake: A Novel
Tess Gerritsen
Ballantine Books, 2008
Takes stalking to new heights
Jane Rizzoli is one of the strongest female detective characters in the genre, and, after having her baby girl, she's back in action. Jane shines in this serial killer/stalker/confused identity thriller, as she struggles to unkink the many tangled lines in these ...
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
Knopf, 2008
Excellent
While it took close to one hundred pages to get into this book, I am so very glad that I stuck with it. Yes, translations can be clunky, yes, the cast of characters was huge, yes, it was long. It was worth every one of those minor faults and more. It took all those ...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
Creepy-cool slasher history
Creepy-cool history of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, intertwined with the history of the serial killer H. H. Holmes who was operating at and around the Fair and may have accounted for anywhere from 9 (confirmed) to 50 (suspected) to even 200 (conjectured) murders.
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Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family
Joaquin "Jack" Garcia
Touchstone, 2008
Going deep undercover....
I love undercover cop stories and this one takes the cake, better yet it is true! MAKING JACK FALCONE is true crime but it reads like a best-selling mob thriller. I am sure this story has already been optioned by Hollywood.
This is the story of Cuban born ...
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If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
Goldman Family
Beaufort Books, 2008
Chilling!
As I was reading "If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer" I had to keep reminding myself that this was a true story. I read it in two days. I cannot imagine how I would feel if the murderer of my children described the crime in blood curling detail like the killer ...
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Gomorrah
Roberto Saviano
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
a must read
I've read this book to find out more about the reality of Naples and surrounding areas. I found out instead what happens around all of us no matter where we are. The book helped me understand better what organized crime does (besides selling drungs and racketeering). I ...
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7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Loved 5th, missed 6th, loved 7th
I have become a huge Patterson after reading the 5th Horseman, lapsed on the 6th Target and found my way back for 7th Heaven. I just love the play on numbers. This is the 7th novel in his Women's Murder Club series and the book starts off in as far a place from heaven ...
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The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Vincent Bugliosi
Vanguard Press, 2008
A True Patriot ....
... is someone willing to write a book like this. My hat goes off in respect to Mr. Bugliosi.
I found this book to be very, very disturbing. We Americans have allowed the Bush administration to put a horrible black mark on the American nation.
I highly recommend ...
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Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
A great read
This is another usual fantastic effort from John Sandford. Now that Kidd and Davenport are old w/kids and family, Virgil Flowers steps in to carry the torch. I think the author is more comfortable with the character in this book and it comes through in the writing. I ...
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2004
A
Asserting that America's "homegrown religion" is one steeped in and ultimately defined by persecution and violence, Krakauer's extensively researched book about Mormon fundamentalism is an informative look at an aspect of life that people are not always willing to see. ...
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The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The true ...
Somaly Mam
Spiegel & Grau, 2008
This woman is amazing
Wow. I want to say there are no words to describe what this book will make you feel, but I'm going to try anyway.
Somaly Mam is the kind of person we all hope we could be, were we faced with the horrors she has lived. Sexual slavery, rape, abuse - she survived all ...
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Jeff Lindsay
Vintage, 2006
Dexter kills me!
These books are as enjoyable as the Showtime series! You really get into the head of this likeable serial killer!
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Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution
T. J. English
William Morrow, 2008
An unexpected gem.
I picked this book up in a situation where very little was available to me. It looked interesting, but wasn't something I'd have picked out from a larger selection. I'm really happy my selection was limited.
It's great when a good author with solid research skills ...
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In Odd We Trust
Queenie Chan, Dean Koontz
Del Rey, 2008
in odd we trust
wasn't expecting his to be a comic but my husband liked putting a face to the characters he has been reading about
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