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Walking Among the Dead: True Stories from a Homicide Detective by Ken Lang (April 2011)
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsRide along with homicide detective Ken Lang as he and fellow detectives go about the business of solving murders. -
Born Evil: A True Story of Cannibalism and Serial Murder by Adrian Havill (December 2001)
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsQuick 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... -
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 -
Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator by Gary Noesner (September 2010)
Posted on November 12, 2010 | No CommentsFormer Chief of the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit Gary Noesner shares his experiences in a memoir style book that details cases he worked around the world, from militia stand-offs to domestic disturbances. -
Until I Get Caught: The True Story of a Serial Rapist in Baltimore by Tia L. Lincoln (July 2010)
Posted on October 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe back cover reads, "Bold. Raw. Uncensored." I don't think there are any better words to describe it - except to add the word "Extremely" in front of each -
In The Arms of Evil by Carlton Smith (March 2010)
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsAuthor Carlton Smith calls Nancy Jean Siegel a grifter. That term is too sophisticated for Nancy, who was nothing more than a gambling junkie looking for her next fix -
Will It Wind Up in A Book? for April 27, 2010
Posted on April 27, 2010 | No CommentsThree teens attempt to murder a lesbian classmate, a cold-blooded murderer is sentenced, a 20-year-old unsolved murder case is reopened -
While Innocents Slept: A Story of Revenge, Murder, and SIDS by Adrian Havill (January 2001)
Posted on March 10, 2010 | 8 CommentsOne Sided Much? Review by Kim Cantrell Garrett E. Wilson was spoiled rotten, with a mother and father who gave him anything he wanted all of his growing years. Any... -
Cruel Death by M. William Phelps (July 2009)
Posted on August 16, 2009 | 1 CommentSpoiled Rotten Review by Kim Cantrell Erika Elaine Grace was an only child. And, is often the case with only children, Erika always got her way and was given anything... -
Deadly White Female by Clifford L. Linedecker (April 1994)
Posted on September 2, 2006 | 1 CommentClifford Linedecker is again peddling his tabloid style true crime with this story of a desperate divorcee and a conning prostitute