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Internal Combustion: The True Story of a Marriage and a Murder in the Motor City

Joyce Maynard

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Dec 28, 2013 Stephanie rated it liked it

Shelves: true-crime, guilty-pleasure

I kept telling Terry about this as I read it ("she killed him with an AXE") and it was quite unsettling. Partly because I swear I have read another book about this same crime...and partly because JM really really was obsessed with this, and despite being unable to interview several key people in the story, she slogs on (and on) and digs quite deeply into it. I was a bit turned off by how she kept telling us that she drove old cars, borrowed a coat, etc. while still reminding us she is from Marin ...more

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Sep 06, 2015 Dixie rated it really liked it

This book was interesting to me as I had seen the 48 Hours episode on this case and wanted to learn more, which I certainly did. I found the characters unique and interesting, but the author integrated her own personal experiences into this book, and I felt that took away from the book. A good true crime overall.

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