Careless Whispers (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
 Meandering, maudlin, and mendacious: I found this book generally interminable and sometimes incomprehensible, with poor pacing and organization, and its hero-worship of the detective became downright annoying. I read it many years ago, long before there [... more]
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The Mother's Day Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
worth reading: I found this book to be fairly interesting. Once again it is all about greed and money. I feel the writer could have gone into a little more depth, but all in all a good read. Accurate exposition: Living in Augusta I particularly enjoyed [... more]
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Deadly Deception (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Deluded perception: I love true crime and I have read many. This was one of the worst books I have ever read. Some of the situations are so ridiculously portrayed, you know they are exaggerated, if at all true. Every character fits into overused [... more]
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Open Secrets (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
A fantastically detailed read: Carlton Stowers has always been one of my favorite true crime writers, and he really delivers with this book. This book and "Careless Whispers" by him are some of my favorite true crime books (and as you can tell [... more]
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Death of a Doctor (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Too much legal stuff: True crime is tough to write about, but filling page after page after page ... with complicated legal wranglings and accounting practices that no one but an accountant could understand or even care about takes this book from about 10 [... more]
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Death Cruise (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
boy, what a shocker: Oba Chandler: a piece of dirt who took the lives of three women who were just trying to have a fun vacation away from their hard farming life. They drive to Florida and meet a monster who offers them a ride in his boat and then [... more]
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Angels of Death (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Not a good read: I am an avid true crime reader and I must say, this is one of the worst books I have read in a long time. Very Good: I am a big fan of Gary C King.I have read all of his books this one was a sad and disturbing account of 2 boys who led [... more]
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Cradle of Death (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Marie Noe should be in prison!: I don't think I'm alone when I say that Marie Noe got away with a mother's most unthinkable crime, killing 8 of her 10 children without anybody ever detecting something the matter with this sick woman. Of course, there is [... more]
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While She Slept (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
LACK OF STRUCTURE BUT FASCINATING: While the story was fascinating, the author's lack of structure was often distracting. No paragraphs where there should have been......and she often got ahead of herself in telling the details. The facts were [... more]
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The Stranger In My Bed (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Didn't find the book worth the read!: It bothers me that the author took 276 pages to tell the same story over and over again. A man is accused of killing two wives. The bodies haven't been found. Still, a trial is held and the defendant is found guilty. [... more]
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Beyond Cruel (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Not Enough Detail for Me! A Good True Crime Book!: This book was a fast read partly because the author has written short chapters with specific titles. Every true crime writer is probably trying to find the next Ted Bundy. Mike is no Ted Bundy although [... more]
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Fear No Evil (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
I am the stepmother of Erick Esch: It is too bad that the author didn't bother to get correct information from the family members that had to go through the horrific ordeal. I personally read the book and it sounds like Erick Esch himself wrote the book. [... more]
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