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Whisper to the Black Candle: Voodoo, Murder, and the Case of Anjette Lyles by Jaclyn Weldon White (August 1999)
Posted on September 26, 2011 | No CommentsShe was a wife, mother, daughter-in-law, restaurateur, and almost the first white woman to be electrocuted in Georgia. -
The Crime Buffs Guide to the Outlaw Rockies by Ron Franscell (September 2011)
Posted on August 29, 2011 | No CommentsTruly unique in combining a crime lover's reading collection with a traveler's easy guide. Features single crime scenes, grave sites, and museums throughout Colorado and Wyoming for historical and contemporary, little known and infamous crimes. -
Depraved: The Shocking True Story of Americas First Serial Killer by Harold Schechter (1994)
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsAmerica's first documented serial killer was handsome and charasmatic in public, but behind the closed doors of his Chicago suburban castle, he was very, very cruel and manipulative. He was, simply put, depraved. -
The Devils Rooming House by M. William Phelps (April 2010)
Posted on February 2, 2011 | 1 CommentHow can a woman kill over 40 elderly roomers and still beat a death sentence? -
Arsenic and Clam Chowder: Murder in Gilded Age New York by James D. Livingston (July 2010)
Posted on November 8, 2010 | No CommentsResurrecting a Trial Long Forgotten Review by Kim Cantrell It’s the Victorian Era in the New York borough of Manhattan; specifically Nieuw Haarlem (now known as Harlem). It is an age... -
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Posted on October 13, 2010 | 3 CommentsA true crime book, a historical reference, and a travel guide all in one, Ron Franscell's coming in November has something for everyone.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 -
Starvation Heights by Gregg Olsen (May 2005)
Posted on May 24, 2010 | 1 CommentHer patients came, often as a last resort, seeking a cure to their illnesses. After literally starving for weeks, some walked away cured. Others just never walked away -
Apparent Danger by David Stokes (March 2010)
Posted on April 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsDavid Stokes brings to the life the historical true crime of Frank J. Norris, Pastor of America's first megachurch, without the doldrums of a history book. -
Tragedy In Tin Can Holler by Rozetta Mowery (May 2007)
Posted on April 9, 2010 | 3 CommentsA story of murder, incest, poverty, and the effects that sins of the have on the generations to come -
The Road Out of Hell by Anthony Flacco with Jerry Clark (November 2009)
Posted on March 3, 2010 | 1 CommentIf you enjoyed Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, then The Road Out of Hell by Anthony Flacco is exactly what you're looking for