Two True Crime Book Reviews as the library beckoned.
One involves a wealthy Brit who murdered and beheaded his American wife.
The other is an Ann Rule novel, "Every Breath You Take".
HERE
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Here's a Book Review of a very intriguing True Crime and a well-written one to boot.
Betty Gore was hacked to death with an axe. Many of the bloody blows were delivered AFTER Betty was dead.
Yet her murder was ruled "self-defense".
HERE
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Here's TWO book reviews for two great books.
By the mistress of True Crime, Ann Rule, or course.
In "Bitter Harvest" we have a mother who burns her children a live.
In "Heart Full of Lives" we have a woman who murders her husband as he sleeps.
Both women were very sucessful, well-traveled. One was a doctor, the other a photographer and writer. Both women were wealthy and SHOULD have been extremely happy with their lives.
Ann Rule does an amazing job with these tales of True Crime.
HERE
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Here's TWO Book Reviews.
One is by Amber Frey of Scott Peterson fame.
The other is by Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes Fame".
One was okay. The other was a total indulgence of a dishonest has-been.
It's Amber's book which is way better than blow-dried anchorman Wallace.
HERE
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Review. The book is "Open Secrets" by Carlton Stowers.
Joy Aylor was a real doozy of a lady. Beautiful, monied and priveleged, the woman cavalierly contracted to have people around her murdered if they annoyed her.
This book is about the endless attempts by authorities to actually TRACK the lovely Ms. Aylor as she travelled around the world to avoid her justice.
Joy Aylor was a real pip and read the review why it was what was at the back of the book that was the real surprise.
HERE
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It's a book review and strangely, I, as the reviewer, do not recommend the book to yon readers.
Save a certain few.
The book is "Righteous Victims-A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict-1881-1999"-by Benny Morris.
Yes I read it and yes here it's reviewed. It's not for everyone but read the review and see if it might be of interest.
And one can learn something just by reading the review.
Just a thought.
A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict
Mystery Lovers check into my review of "Bark of the Tree" by Mike Silvestri.
It's billed as being "A Lazy Dog Mystery" and, indeed, dogs are very much part of the story. To this book's everlasting charm.
For Mitch Daniels, a trail runner, not a jogger, was dismayed to discover a burial in the forest along his running route. But when people started shooting at him he really took it personal.
Bark of the Tree HERE
Here's a true crime book review: "Tainted Roses" by Margie Danielsen.
Well she's not Monica Lewinsky. She is, however, one stupid dame who would have the reader believe nonsense of the highest order.
Only Monica's amour just committed lust. Margie's husband was a murderer.
Tainted Roses HERE
It's a true crime book review, "By Two and Two"-Jim Schutze.
Which twin committed the murder?
Schutze argues neither one did it. The Wise I asks the question Schutze never answered in the entire book.
By Two and Two HERE
John Walsh pens a book about his hit series "America's Most Wanted". The Wise I gives it a review.
A worthwhile read. But there's problems.
John Walsh Book
We have a pair of True Crime Book reviews here.
Culled off the hard drive due to a recent Delaware judge's decision that a life sentence really means 45 years.
Well you need to check it out because Thomas Copano is one of Delaware more notorious murderers and for a while, well who knows, his 45 years might be up soon.
"Never Let Her Go", by Ann Rule, and "The Summer Wind" by George Anistasia.
Thomas Capano Reviews HERE
It's two book reviews on the Jonbenet Ramsey case. Two different authors, two different points of view, two different conclusions.
"Jonbenet" by Detective Steve Thomas; "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" by Lawrence Schiller.
Jonbenet Book Reviews HERE
It's a book review and a fine book it is.
"Dennis Jurgens was a happy, healthy one year old when he was adopted by Lois and Harold Jurgens. By age three he was dead, his body emaciated, under-nourished and covered with bruises and cuts."
The town of White Bear Lake did not do it's little citizen Dennis Jurgen justice.
It marked the cause of his death as "deferred" and allowed his adoptive parents to not only keep their other adopted child, but to adopt FOUR more.
Then White Bear Lake WAS recipient of an "America's Best Town" award.
WHITE BEAR LAKE HERE
It's a book review: "Sleepers"-Lorenzo Carcaterra
The book is a "true story" about the author's childhood in NY's Hell's Ktchen.
In my liberal days this book riled my sensabilities. Reform schools where the guards pee in the cornflakes? Unexplained murder?
The author lied. Find out what other books defined my formerly liberal self but turned out too to be lies.
"SLE EPERS" REVIEW HERE
Here's a book review that's not a book review.
Actually it's a complaint about three books that were based on lies.
A reader's comment prompted this rumination and it would seem after fifty years this grandmother blogger has learned a lesson.
BOOK S THAT LIE
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Here's a book review on Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential".
Bourdain has a new show on the Learning Channel and it seemed time to pull out this review of Bourdain's scathing book on the restaurant industry.
REVIEW HERE
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It's a book review of Ed Rollins, political pundit and adviser to many campaign losers.
He defends himself.
It doesn't fly.
REVIEW HERE
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Did a review of this book "Stories of Strength", compiled by a writing group to which I belong.
Alas I had no personal story of strength. Then I read this excellent compilation and realized how much of our lives require a strength we don't realize we have.
HERE
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