-
Reference Desk
Upcoming Events
- February 28, 2012
Love Me or Else: The True Story of a Devoted Pastor, a Fatal Jealousy, and the Murder that Rocked a
- February 28, 2012
-
-
-
-
True Crime Movies & Television
-
Evil Next Door: The Untold Story of a Killer Undone by DNA by Amanda Lamb (April 2010)
Posted on December 20, 2010 | No CommentsDrew 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. -
The Club No One Wanted to Join: Madoff Victims In Their Own Words edited by Erin Arvedlund
Posted on December 17, 2010 | 44 Comments29 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 -
Vote for Your Favorite True Crime Books of 2010
Posted on December 16, 2010 | 22 CommentsMeet the top 30 nominees for the first annual True Crime Book Reviews Awards, then vote for your favorite 10. -
Mommy Deadliest by Michael Benson (December 2010)
Posted on December 15, 2010 | 4 CommentsStacey Castor murdered two husband by antifreeze poisoning. When police were closing in, she decided to kill her daughter in the same, slow agonizing manner -
A Season of Darkness by Douglas Jones and Phyllis Gobbell (December 2010)
Posted on December 13, 2010 | No CommentsAll 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... -
Cry for Justice: A Murdered Childs Legacy by Sandra Martins-Toner (September 2010)
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 1 CommentYou thought justice for Matthew Martins ended in The Last Six Minutes. You were wrong. The nightmare begins again, and the outcome will outrage you -
The Last Six Minutes: A Mother’s Loss and Quest for Justice by Sandra Martins-Toner
Posted on December 9, 2010 | 8 CommentsHow does a mother cope with the loss of a son, especially when he is murdered in cold blood? There's only one way: by fighting back -
A Matter of Conscience by Sherry Hoppe with Dennie Burke (October 2010)
Posted on December 8, 2010 | 1 CommentA Beautiful Tribute in True Crime Review by Kim Cantrell In 1957, Bobby Hoppe was on a blessed path. Being a local hometown hero after being the star player for... -
True Stories of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit by Kevin Dwyer and Jure Fiorillo (November 2007)
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 1 CommentA great true crime short stories collection featuring 25 of the most popular cases from the hit television show -
Bullying and Me: Schoolyard Stories by Ouisie Shapiro (September 2010)
Posted on December 3, 2010 | No CommentsSkipping Friday Fiction this week to bring readers a book on bullying recommended for children ages 9 to 14