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William J. Craig- All Along the Watchtower: Murder at Fort Devens
Genre: True Crime/Murder 3 Stars Interestingly written True Crime Tale Craig writes about the Murder at Fort Devens in All Along the...
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Jul 14, 2022
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Frederick Douglass Reynolds- Black, White, and Gray All Over
Full Title: Frederick Douglass Reynolds- Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement 5 Stars A...
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Apr 18, 2022
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Brian Whitney and Carl Denaro - THE SON OF SAM AND ME
5 Stars Incredibly terrifying Brian Whitney and Carl Denaro write about the son of Sam in THE SON OF SAM AND ME. I have read work from...
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Apr 10, 2022
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George P. Norris- NYPD TRUE
4 Stars Amazing stories and true crimes in NYC George P. Norris writes about the way of life (sadly) in NYC in the 80's and 90's. I am a...
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Apr 10, 2022
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Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes... by John E Douglas and Mark Olshaker
Full Title: Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How...
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Jan 18, 2022
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DEADLY ASSOCIATES... by M. McCarn, E. Seifert, J. Seifert, N. Seifert
Full Title: DEADLY ASSOCIATES: A True Story of Murder, Survival, and Bringing Down the Chicago Mob by Matthias McCarn, Emma Seifert, Joe...
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Nov 26, 2021
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Journey Into Darkness by John E Douglas
4 Stars Huge Fan! I am a huge fan of John Douglas books. His FBI profiling books and discussions about real cases intrigue and inspire...
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Oct 19, 2021
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E Douglas and Mark Olshaker
5 Stars The first but not last read of these authors! This was the first book I read by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. After reading...
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Oct 19, 2021
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The Cases That Haunt Us by John E Douglas and Mark Olshaker
5 Stars Entering the mind of a profiler! My kind of intrigue I am a huge fan of John Douglas books. His FBI profiling books and...
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Oct 19, 2021
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WATCH ME DIE: Last Words From Death Row by Bill Kimberlin
5 Stars What a way to get the "Inside" track! Bill Kimberlin, Psy.D, writes about "life" behind the walls of death row in WATCH ME DIE:...
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Oct 19, 2021
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Mystery At The Blue Sea Cottage... by James Stewart
Full Title: Mystery At The Blue Sea Cottage: A True Story of Murder in San Diego's Jazz Age by James Stewart 4 Stars Interesting Case...
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Oct 5, 2021
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Ice and Bone: Tracking An Alaskan Serial Killer by Monte Francis
4 Stars A justice failure Francis writes about Joshua Wade, a serial killer in Alaska, in Ice and Bone: Tracking An Alaskan Serial...
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Sep 27, 2021
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The Wheels of Justice by Renee Fehr & Brian Whitney
5 Stars Sometimes Justice is extremely slow! I love a good true crime story, and I have read many. This one was something I would not...
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Sep 7, 2021
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Raging On by Paula May
5 Stars An ongoing evil obsession Detective Paula May wrote First Degree Rage, which is about L.C Underwood, who committed crimes against...
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Jul 20, 2021
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First Degree Rage by Paula May
5 Stars Unimaginable! An unimaginable chain of crimes, of intentional murder are happening around Key Weden. Detective Paula May, the...
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Jul 20, 2021
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GRILLING DAHMER ... by Patrick Kennedy and Robyn Maharaj
Full Title: GRILLING DAHMER: The Interrogation Of "The Milwaukee Cannibal" by Patrick Kennedy and Robyn Maharaj 5 Stars Unlike anything...
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Jun 29, 2021
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THE 'PEYTON PLACE' MURDER ... by Renee Mallett
Full Title: THE 'PEYTON PLACE' MURDER: The True Crime Story Behind The Novel That Shocked The Nation by Renee Mallett 5 Stars...
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Jun 15, 2021
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Cold Blooded by Frank Stanfield
5 Stars Powerful and horribly real! Stanfield pens an intense true crime story in Cold Blooded. I haven't read work from this author...
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May 25, 2021
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Faith-Based Fraud by Warren Cole Smith
4 Stars Interesting true crime Warren Cole Smith pens a faith-based, more like a lack of faith-based story in Faith-Based Fraud. I...
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May 4, 2021
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The Son of Seven Mothers by Benjamin Risha
5 Stars Powerful true story!! Risha pens a harrowing and remarkable true crime story in The Son of Seven Mothers. This is the first book...
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Apr 5, 2021
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