True Crime Book Reviews

: Kim Cantrell is the creator and publisher of True Crime Book Reviews. She recently launched www.truecrimeshortstories.com for those readers who prefer real life short stories to the more detailed books. Connect with Kim via Twitter and Google+.

Posts by Kim Cantrell

Fatal Seduction by Rena Vicini (July 1994)

Posted on December 29, 2010 | No Comments
Liz Turpin wanted a life full of excitement and marriage didn't fit that bill, so she seduced her lesbian friend into finding a hitman that could fix the problem.
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The Bridge: The Eric Volz Story: Murder, Intrigue, and a Struggle for Justice in Nicaragua by Michael Glasgow (October 2008)

Posted on December 27, 2010 | 3 Comments
When the former Miss San Juan Doris Jimenez was robbed and slain in her Nicaraguan boutique, local police immediately accused her former American boyfriend, Eric Volz - even though plenty of evidence proved otherwise.
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A Christmas Prayer

Posted on December 24, 2010 | 1 Comment
On this Christmas eve, I am offering up a very public prayer that demonstrates how true crime has been a blessing in my life
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Born Evil: A True Story of Cannibalism and Serial Murder by Adrian Havill (December 2001)

Posted on December 22, 2010 | No Comments
Quick Read About a Twisted Serial Killer Review by Kim Cantrell Hadden Irving Clark was always considered strange. No friends, unable to maintain a job, and usually estranged from his...
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Evil Next Door: The Untold Story of a Killer Undone by DNA by Amanda Lamb (April 2010)

Posted on December 20, 2010 | No Comments
Drew Planten was an extremely socially inept individual who was described as being strange by co-workers and neighbors. But no one ever thought he could be a cold-blooded killer.
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The Club No One Wanted to Join: Madoff Victims In Their Own Words edited by Erin Arvedlund

Posted on December 17, 2010 | 44 Comments
29 authors share their stories ofr financial ruin at the hands of one greedy man. But I don't know that I'd call them victims, as their stories show me they are fighters
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Vote for Your Favorite True Crime Books of 2010

Posted on December 16, 2010 | 22 Comments
Meet the top 30 nominees for the first annual True Crime Book Reviews Awards, then vote for your favorite 10.
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Mommy Deadliest by Michael Benson (December 2010)

Posted on December 15, 2010 | 5 Comments
Stacey Castor murdered two husband by antifreeze poisoning. When police were closing in, she decided to kill her daughter in the same, slow agonizing manner
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A Season of Darkness by Douglas Jones and Phyllis Gobbell (December 2010)

Posted on December 13, 2010 | No Comments
All of the Story…35 Years Later Review by Kim Cantrell When Marcia Trimble was murdered in Nashville in February 1975, I wasn’t even out of diapers. But her murder would...
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Cry for Justice: A Murdered Childs Legacy by Sandra Martins-Toner (September 2010)

Posted on December 10, 2010 | 1 Comment
You thought justice for Matthew Martins ended in The Last Six Minutes. You were wrong. The nightmare begins again, and the outcome will outrage you
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About Author: Kim Cantrell

Posts by Kim Cantrell

Fatal Seduction by Rena Vicini (July 1994)

The Bridge: The Eric Volz Story: Murder, Intrigue, and a Struggle for Justice in Nicaragua by Michael Glasgow (October 2008)

A Christmas Prayer

Born Evil: A True Story of Cannibalism and Serial Murder by Adrian Havill (December 2001)

Evil Next Door: The Untold Story of a Killer Undone by DNA by Amanda Lamb (April 2010)

The Club No One Wanted to Join: Madoff Victims In Their Own Words edited by Erin Arvedlund

Vote for Your Favorite True Crime Books of 2010

Mommy Deadliest by Michael Benson (December 2010)

A Season of Darkness by Douglas Jones and Phyllis Gobbell (December 2010)

Cry for Justice: A Murdered Childs Legacy by Sandra Martins-Toner (September 2010)

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