Good Reference, Great Read
Review by Kim Cantrell
In March 1950, the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list became an effort by the federal government to engage the public in helping locate those persons considered a danger to society. Since it went into affect, it’s become one of the FBI’s most useful tools and, as such, is now an American icon – as much as apple pie and Fourth of July.
Have you ever wondered about the people on the list? Especially the very first members of the “honor roll”? If so, have I got the book for you!
Authors Michael and Judy Newton compiled short summaries of the first 420 men and women on the list no one ever wants to make in their 1993 book The FBI Most Wanted: An Encyclopedia. Each summary tells of the crime that earned their spot, the date of being added, date if capture (if available), and date of removal (if done so) and why.
This is a great read-between book or any kind of situation where you don’t want to go into a deep story. And it’s great reference book for true crime nuts such as myself.
The downside is it’s only current through about 1988 and I could find no reprints or additional editions. But, quite fankly, anything after those dates is much easier to find online than the older stuff.
Short stories. Reference. Whatever your pleasure, check out The FBI Most Wanted by Michael and Judy Ann Newton.
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