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Paul wrote: "I'm now currently reading 'Deviant' by Harold Schecter."
Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" by Harold Schechter is on my to-read list. I love this author.
Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" by Harold Schechter is on my to-read list. I love this author.


"Young and fearless hits the big time
The author Charlie Seiga who features in several BBC crime documentaries and knocked John Grisham off the number one spot with his international best seller “Killer” has released a new book this week. It is a true crime book based on his early life in Liverpool in the 1950’s and tells the story of how he became the youngest safe blower in English history.
In 1957 at the age of just seventeen Charlie Seiga was young and ambitious; he craved the good things life had to offer. At the age of just seventeen he led a gang of older men into doing daring safe blowing robberies up and down the country using high explosives (gelignite). This true story tells, in intricate detail, all about the methods used in safe blowing and how professional these men were at the business they chose to be involved in. They became known as ‘The Jelly Gang.’ "
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Have a look at this soon to be a trilogy, this is the first one http://tinyurl.com/lzwb6nb its all about the lifetime of a gangster in Liverpool written in his own words
Mark wrote: "Hi just to let you know a friend of mine in Liverpool has released another true crime book his words are better than mine as an intro.
"Young and fearless hits the big time
The author Charlie Seig..."
Could you also post this in the book recommendation thread? Thanks!
"Young and fearless hits the big time
The author Charlie Seig..."
Could you also post this in the book recommendation thread? Thanks!
Mark wrote: "Have a look at this soon to be a trilogy, this is the first one http://tinyurl.com/lzwb6nb its all about the lifetime of a gangster in Liverpool written in his own words "
Could you also post this in the book recommendation thread? Thanks!
Could you also post this in the book recommendation thread? Thanks!
Finished The Kennedy Detail: JFK's Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence by Gerald Blaine.
Now reading: In Broad Daylight by Harry N. MacLean
Now reading: In Broad Daylight by Harry N. MacLean


About 1/3 way through Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris and really liking it. As evil as the killer was, he pulled off some hilarious stuff.

I loved it too. Fantastic account of what Americans were doing at the time. However, he fails to mention that the White City, was open only to whites. African-Americas were only allowed into the fair on one special day. I write about this in my book: Women Who Dared: Violinist Maud Powell and Trumpeter Edna White. http://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Dared...

Now reading: In Broad Daylight by [author:Harry N. MacL..."
I've had this book for a while, but every time I pick it up I get distracted. Let me know what you think Bel, should I be reading it NOW?
A.r. wrote: "I've had this book for a while, but every time I pick it up I get distracted. Let me know what you think Bel, should I be reading it NOW? "
There are two books in that post, which one are you referring to? If you are talking about In Broad Daylight the answer is YES
There are two books in that post, which one are you referring to? If you are talking about In Broad Daylight the answer is YES


Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America by Kevin Cook (W.W. Norton)
The Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art by Carl Hoffman (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
The Other Side: A Memoir by Lacy M. Johnson (Tin House Books)
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood by William Mann (HarperCollins Publishers – Harper)
The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, the Model, and the Murder that Shook the Nation by Harold Schechter (Amazon Publishing – New Harvest)
Scott wrote: "Wonderful news! The legendary FBI profiler, Roy Hazelwood, who pioneered profiling in the 1980s and developed the "organized" versus "disorganized" classification of serial killers has given my boo..."
That's great! I've read a couple of his books. Love him. Roy Hazelwood
That's great! I've read a couple of his books. Love him. Roy Hazelwood

Just started Kiss of the She-Devil by M. William Phelps. Also reading Deliver Us: Three Decades of Murder and Redemption in the Infamous I-45/Texas Killing Fields by Kathryn Casey
Julie wrote: "Belleza
I have the Casey book you mentioned but have yet to start it . Sounds pretty interesting with good reviews ."
It's good so far. As usual I have more than one book going at the same time.
I have the Casey book you mentioned but have yet to start it . Sounds pretty interesting with good reviews ."
It's good so far. As usual I have more than one book going at the same time.





Stacie wrote: "I'm looking at The Girl in the Leaves but the Amazon reviews are very contradictory. ThoughtS?"
I didn't like it. My review: http://wp.me/pWZCQ-Zu
I didn't like it. My review: http://wp.me/pWZCQ-Zu


Do you have an opinion about who killed Jonbenet? Also, have you read "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town"? I ask because I can never quite decide who I think is more likely to have killed little Jonbenet.



I just finished reading "Are You There Alone?" The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates, that was an awesome book. Totally disgusted with Andrea. But it's definitely a must read!



A couple of my favorites are The Iceman - Confessions of A Mafia Contract Killer by Philip Carlo. An Evil Love by Geoffrey Wansell, about Fred and Rose West.

"In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times, and the Massachusetts Murder Case That Shook the World" will be available for $1.99 from Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Kobo.
This re-examination of a controversial case from the 1920s was the winner of the Gold Medal for True Crime from the Independent Publishers Book Awards.
http://www.amazon.com/Search-Sacco-Va...
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I have. Murder in Little Egypt by Darcy O'Brien
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...