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The Innocent Man
John Grisham
Dell, 2007
The Innocent Man
+ The scapegoats
+ Great Book!
+ Grisham can write nonfiction too!
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
Kate Summerscale
Walker & Company, 2008
A Fabulous Read!
+ Thoroughly researched True Crime
+ The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
+ An Elegant Overview
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High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
Michael Kodas
Hyperion, 2008
Bringing one closer to the realities of human nature
+ riveting tales of the dark side of Everest..
What a great book, perfectly organized, smooth writing style, though-provoking topics, bringing one closer to the realities of human nature in the harsh climate of Tibet. Highly recommend this book.
Also, check out 'Into Thing Air' and 'Eiger Dreams' by Krakauer, 'No Short Cuts To the Top' by ...
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Did Lizzie Borden Axe for It?
David Rehak
Angel Dust Publishing / Lulu.com, 2008
No axe for this book!
+ "Key ingredients for a great crime story"
+ An enlightening book for both pro and con LIZZIE followers!
Well written, great research and good photos. Anybody who appreciates
good documentation and entertainment will love this book.
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
John Berendt
Vintage, 1999
Read it & visit Savannah
+ Great
+ Great Read
I visited Savannah this summer & then read the book. I had seen the movie when it first came out & remembered that is was a good one, but I forgot so much of it. After touring the Mercer House & confusing several timelines, I borrowed my sister's book & could hardly put it down, and I am a seldom ...
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SMOKE, MIRRORS,AND MURDER AND OTHER TRUE CASES
ANN RULE
POCKET BOOKS A DIVISION OF SIMON AND SCHUSTER, 2008
REAL-LIFE MURDER. REAL-LIFE MYSTERY.
In some murder cases, the truth behind the most tragic of crimes crystallizes with relative ease. Not so with these fascinating accounts drawn from the personal files of Ann Rule, America's #1 bestselling true-crime writer. What happens when the case itself becomes an intractable puzzle, when clues are shrouded in smoke and mirrors, and when criminals ...
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The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town
Ron Franscell
St. Martin's True Crime, 2008
The Fall- The darkest night
+ Tragic story
+ You Won't Forget It
THE FALL by Ron Franscell. (A MUST HAVE)
A roller coaster ride from heck!! Keeps you on the edge of your seat from the time you open the cover. Very well written and a book you can't put down. Get ready to pull an all nighter. I shall not ruin it by giving details but I will say throw away ...
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
John Grisham
Doubleday, 2006
Eye Opener
+ Well researched documentation - remarkably written!
+ The worst of times
I honestly didn't know that I was reading non fiction until I was about 30 pages into this book. It kept me interested from cover to cover and it really made me think. It is so terrifying that innocent men and women can go to jail on such little evidence...I will not look at a deathrow inmate the ...
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Thunderstruck
Erik Larson
Three Rivers Press, 2007
An Artful Reconstruction of History
A wonderful, exciting, and vivid look at what life may have been like for and in the time of Guglielmo Marconi, (often cited as the inventor of but, more accurately, the first to successfully commercialize wireless communication). The author painstakingly reconstructs many events in Marconi's life ...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
Time machine
+ Murder and History weave this mystery.
+ It's Non-Fiction. Really.
+ Creepy-cool slasher history
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Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal
Ann Rule
Pocket, 2007
Can't help myself for reading this
+ More Applause for Ann Rule!!
+ Ann Fans Pounce!
Why do we read these true crime melodramas? For the same reason we gawk at car crashes. We can't help our voyeuristic impulses. And we are glad it's not us in the spotlight. This one looks at a Georgia murder where it was obvious the husband did it. The twist is he did once before, too, 14 years ...
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Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal
Ann Rule
Pocket, 2007
Can't help myself for reading this
+ More Applause for Ann Rule!!
+ Ann Fans Pounce!
Why do we read these true crime melodramas? For the same reason we gawk at car crashes. We can't help our voyeuristic impulses. And we are glad it's not us in the spotlight. This one looks at a Georgia murder where it was obvious the husband did it. The twist is he did once before, too, 14 years ...
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
Kate Summerscale
Walker & Company, 2008
A Fabulous Read!
+ Thoroughly researched True Crime
+ The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
+ An Elegant Overview
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Thunderstruck
Erik Larson
Three Rivers Press, 2007
An Artful Reconstruction of History
A wonderful, exciting, and vivid look at what life may have been like for and in the time of Guglielmo Marconi, (often cited as the inventor of but, more accurately, the first to successfully commercialize wireless communication). The author painstakingly reconstructs many events in Marconi's life ...
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The Innocent Man
John Grisham
Dell, 2007
The Innocent Man
+ The scapegoats
+ Great Book!
+ Grisham can write nonfiction too!
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