Yours, Jean by Lee Martin is a book that was inspired by the murder of Mildred Georgine Lyon (Oct 5, 1928 – Sept 3, 1952) in Illinois. The young librarian and English teacher was 23 years old when she was murdered at 1130am inside the school where she worked. The Book Yours, Jean tells us […]
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She’s So Cold by Donald E. McInnis
The book She’s so cold by Donald E. McInnis describes the case of Stephanie Ann Crowe (April 12, 1985 – Jan 21, 1998) who was murdered inside her own bedroom in her parental home in an isolated suburb in Escondido, California. Her time of death was around 1230am at the latest but her death may have […]
Out of the Fire and into the Pan by Shannon O’Leary
Shannon O’Leary first wrote ‘The Blood on my Hands” and this is the sequel “Out of the Fire and into the Pan.” The first book was reviewed in 2016. You can find that review here. I wrote then that “the story is disturbing. I had to put it down now and then. I didn’t wanted […]
One Oblique One by Keith Wright
Keith Wright is a UK retired police officer. He was raised by his mom. He began his law enforcement career as the youngest Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer. He had only been a uniformed police officer for three years. His law enforcement career would cover twenty-five years. When he retired in 2005, he was a Detective […]
The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris
The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris covers the life of Joseph Lister and the evolution of forensic sciences in Victorian times. Fitzharris Lindsey Fitzharris received her Ph.D in the history of science and medicine from Oxford University. Her blog is called the Chirurgeon’s Apprentice and it is worth exploring. Joseph Lister Joseph Lister (April 5, […]
Casanova and the Faceless Woman by Olivier Barde-Cabuçon
Olivier Barde-Cabuçon wrote the book Casanova and the Faceless Woman, a case for the Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths in French. It was expertly translated from French to English by Louise Lalaurie Rogers. Translations I usually shy away from translated works. One of my favorite German books is Das Parfum by Patrick Süskind. Years […]
Cold Country by Russell Rowland
Cold Country by Russell Rowland may start slow but don’t let that fool you. It will suddenly accelerate and the puzzle pieces will hit you like a sledgehammer. We are in the year 1968 in a very small town called Paradise Valley, Montana. It reminded me of Walnut Grove from the Little House on the […]
Munich by Robert Harris
It is only fitting that a book review in September should feature World War Two. The book Munich by Robert Harris is an excellent choice. September dates On September 1, 1938 the Munich Agreement was signed by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy. It agreed to let Germany annex Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia under the […]
Justice for Joan by Martin Knight
The murder of Joan Mary Woodhouse (July 17, 1921 – July 31, 1948) is also known as the Arundel Murder as her body was found on the grounds of Arundel Castle, Sussex, UK. There is plenty online about the case however some details are not. That’s where the book by Martin Knight comes in. Joan […]
Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye
Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye takes us back to London and the world of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Holmes and Watson We meet our friends Holmes and Watson during the time that Jack the Ripper terrorized London. We can therefore expect to meet these five victims in the book: Mary Ann Nichols, […]