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Tag: True Crime

Posted on September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

Book review: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

"After so many years, the five women murdered by Jack the Ripper have been given a platform as women - mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, lovers". Read my review of Hallie Rubenhold's brilliant look into the lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper...

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020

Books I want to read but don’t want to read

A while ago I was tagged by Bookish Rita in this fun tag about books you’re conflicted about reading. All of the below books are on my TBR but they’re ones I’ve been hesitant to pick up…

Posted on June 17, 2019

Review: The Devil and Harper Lee by Mark Seal

⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: In the 1970s, a mysterious man captivated and terrorized a small Alabama town. He was elegant and handsome, a charismatic pastor and leader in the African American community. But rumors swirled. Preaching on Sunday, people would say, killing on Monday. Far away in New York City, one of America’s most beloved writers was …

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Posted on March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

True Crime Tuesday: Richard Speck

So not only do I credit Krystin as the person who introduced me to my favourite podcast, My Favorite Murder, but now I’m also taking inspiration from her True Crime Tuesday posts by posting some of my own favourite true crime stories. Just a little background, true crime has always been a massive interest of …

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Posted on November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

#NonfictionNovember: True Crime on my TBR

Since it's the month of non-fiction, I've decided in today's post I'm going to highlight a few true crime books that are hugely popular, and I definitely should have read by now, considering how much I love true crime! This isn't part of any schedule for Nonfiction November, I just wanted to do my own …

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Posted on October 29, 2018

My Nonfiction November TBR

I absolutely love reading non-fiction but I definitely don't do enough of it! That's why in the month of November I wanted to participate in Nonfiction November! If you're not sure what it's all about, read this post by What's Nonfiction to get a better idea! Now I'm self-aware enough to know I won't get …

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Posted on July 15, 2017July 14, 2017

TBR Declutter! – Down the TBR Hole #24 – The True Crime edition!

Welcome to the non-fiction edition of my TBR posts! As I was looking through my next 10 books for this week's declutter, I noticed that they were ALL true crime books. Actually, the next 13 books books were true crime... so I've decided to do all 13 in one go! Prepare yourself for a long …

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Posted on July 4, 2017July 4, 2017

Review: The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrère

Synopsis: "On the Saturday morning of January 9, 1993, while Jean-Claude Romand was killing his wife and children, I was with mine in a parent-teacher meeting." So Emmanuel Carrere, acclaimed master of psychological suspense, begins this riveting tale of unfathomable deception. Who could have imagined Romand as a murderer? He was, after all, a noted …

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Posted on January 23, 2017April 7, 2017

Review: The Spider and the Fly by Claudia Rowe

As you may have noticed from the other reviews, this book is not a retelling of a serial killer's crimes, how he did them, how he got away for so long, and eventually, how he got caught. This is much more about a (platonic) relationship between journalist and killer. Rowe is a journalist who becomes …

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