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October 25, 2024

OBJECT: A Memoir of Childhood Abuse and a Shocking Cover-Up at the Highest Ranks of Government

By Kristin Louise Duncombe
Memoir, True Crime
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

OBJECT: A Memoir of Childhood Abuse and a Shocking Cover-Up at the Highest Ranks of Government is a powerful memoir of childhood abuse and its...

IR Approved
August 28, 2024

THE VELVET HAMMER: Judge Belvin Perry, Jr.’s Capital Murder Cases and Memoir

By Chief Judge Belvin Perry + Amy Mitchell
True Crime
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Part true-crime case study, part long-odds memoir, Judge Belvin Perry, Jr. and Amy Mitchell’s THE VELVET HAMMER: Judge Belvin Perry, Jr.'s Capital Murder Cases and...

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May 18, 2022

TRUE CRIME STORIES YOU WON’T BELIEVE

By Romeo Vitelli
True Crime
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

An engrossing read from cover to cover, Romeo Vitelli’s TRUE CRIME STORIES YOU WON’T BELIEVE is an eclectic collection of obscure true-crime cases delivered by...

May 13, 2022

REAL PRISON REAL FREEDOM

By Rosser McDonald
True Crime
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Though much of his life has been blighted by pointless violence, Rickie Smith ultimately finds himself with hope at last. REAL PRISON REAL FREEDOM is...

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May 9, 2022

DARK SECRET: The Complete Story

By Nyssa Rebecca Corbin
True Crime
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Nyssa Rebecca Corbin's DARK SECRET: The Complete Story is a grisly but uneven tale of abuse-turned-murder that will satisfy any and all true crime aficionados.

October 20, 2021

THE CURE – An Experimental Guide To Eternal Life

By Sergei Kasian
True Crime
Rating:
2.7 / 5.0

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March 15, 2021

THE ZODIAC REVISITED (Volume 1: The Facts of the Case)

By Michael F. Cole
True Crime
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

THE ZODIAC REVISITED (Volume 1: The Facts of the Case) is an extensively researched and faultlessly edited book that provides a compelling introduction to the...

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January 11, 2021

THE GREATEST HOAX ON EARTH: Catching Truth, While We Can

By Alan C. Logan
True Crime
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

THE GREATEST HOAX ON EARTH: Catching Truth, While We Can by Alan C. Logan is a well-researched, very readable and highly enjoyable forensic examination of...

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