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The Crime Buffs Guide to Outlaw Texas by Ron Franscell (November 2010)
Posted on October 13, 2010 | 3 CommentsA true crime book, a historical reference, and a travel guide all in one, Ron Franscell's coming in November has something for everyone. Whether you're a true crime addict or an armchair tourist, you're goining to want to put this one your reading list -
Without Mercy by Gary Provost (December 1989)
Posted on October 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsDee Castell tells the story of how Miami, Florida businessman Art Venecia came to murdered and how she's not responsible because she was an alcoholic -
Friday Fiction: Trail of Blood by Lisa Black (September 2010)
Posted on October 8, 2010 | No CommentsSuspense Thriller with a True Crime Basis Review by Kim Cantrell Life during the Depression was hard enough on the residents of Cleveland, Ohio, but to couple that with a... -
A Fatal Lie: A True Story of Betrayal and Murder In The New South by Sally Chew (September 1999)
Posted on October 6, 2010 | 2 CommentsStacy Hanna thought she'd found a home with Richmond's gay community. However, what she mistook for friendship turned into a deadly encounter in Richmond's rural areas -
Unreasonable Inferences by Michael Griesbach (October 2010)
Posted on October 4, 2010 | 2 CommentsSteve Avery spent eighteen years in prison, convicted of a crime he didn't commit...only to rape and murder a young woman a few short years after being exonerated -
Friday Fiction: A Cure For Night by Justin Peacock (September 2008)
Posted on October 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe first thing I noticed when I started reading Justin Peacock's debut novel was that it was eerily reminiscent of John Grisham novels...with some exceptions, of course -
Father of the Year by Glenn Puit (May 2009)
Posted on September 29, 2010 | 1 CommentIn the 1980s, Bill Rundle was named Father of the Year. In 2002, he murdered his wife in cold blood, tossed her body on the side of the road, and headed to Disney World -
Cold As Ice by Carlton Smith (August 2010)
Posted on September 27, 2010 | No CommentsMove Along, Nothing New To See Here Review by Kim Cantrell Let me lay my cards on the table: I’m sick of the Drew Peterson case. And I’m willing to... -
U.S. National Day of Remembrance of Murder Victims on September 25, 2010
Posted on September 25, 2010 | 1 CommentWhile remembering murder victims and their families, we want to remember a few of those close to home. And to thank the men and women of law enforcement for bringing murderers to justice -
Protecting Your Child From Cyber-Monsters by Jilliane Hoffman
Posted on September 24, 2010 | No CommentsProtecting Your Child From Cyber-Monsters by Jilliane Hoffman You may remember Jillian Hoffman’s book that I reviewed last month, Pretty Little Things, about a teenage girl who is abducted by...