Thomas O’Callaghan is the author of the John Driscoll Thriller Series. This is the first book that I read from this author so the review below only covers the book ‘No One Will Hear Your Screams’ and not the entire series. The Author O’Callaghan is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and the […]
Book Reviews
American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson
In May 2020, I won this book ‘American Sherlock’ by Kate Winkler Dawson on Twitter during a book giveaway hosted by Scotland Yard CSI. The book follows the life and career of Edward Oscar Heinrich (1881 – 1953). He was seventy-two years old when he passed away. Kate Winkler Dawson wrote a book that leaves […]
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A Maine Murder by Leola McBreairty Cochran
The book ‘A Maine Murder’ by Leola “Lee” McBreairty Cochran is dedicated to Michael Craig Cochran (Oct 4, 1956 – Feb 18, 1981), Lee’s beloved son. The book is a tremendous case encyclopedia detailing every step that Lee had to endure to receive a part of the truth and some justice for her son. The […]
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The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan
The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan may not seem a logical choice for a book review on a website about old, unsolved cases. However, her book is exactly that. Cahalan wrote a book about the Rosenhan Experiment in which unknown people posed as patients in unknown medical facilities. There are indications of truth, lies, fraud, […]
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They All Love Jack by Bruce Robinson
‘They All Love Jack, Busting The Ripper’ came out in 2015. However, I had only recently heard of it when discussing the Ripper case on Twitter with my true crime friends there. I need not rehash the story of the Whitechapel Murders. A quick online search will do and there is a lot of information […]
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Murder By The Book by Claire Harman
Murder By The Book by Claire Harman tells the story of Lord William Russell‘s murder in 1840, Great Britain. As this is a true crime, you can easily do an online search, find the family tree, and learn all there is about his case, and the person convicted and executed for this murder. Claire Harman […]
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Mycroft & Sherlock by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse
Mycroft & Sherlock The Empty Birdcage by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse is the third book in a series. I have not read the previous two books. Therefore, my review should be seen as a stand-alone and not as a review of the entire series. Two story lines and two sets of detectives The Empty […]
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No Truth Left to Tell by Michael McAuliffe
Michael McAuliffe wrote an excellent book. “No Truth Left to Tell” explores in its purest essence ethical behavior. The story We are in Lynwood, Louisiana, in February 1994. Frank Daniels, the Klan’s new Grand Dragon, wants action. In fact, he doesn’t want just action. No, he wants an insurrection. A violent uprising, a racial reckoning, […]
