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The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
James Patterson
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
James Patterson is Always Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X was a quick romp of playful imagination. I always enjoy following Patterson's creative mind. I got his Maximum Ride series for my grandson - but was soon hooked on the outcome of his very colorful and endearing characters. Daniel X ...
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The Black Hand: The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer
Chris Blatchford
William Morrow, 2008
The Hands of Terror
Street life can be brutal, even for those who think they hold the winning hand.
Investigative reporter Chris Blatchford delves into the shadows of La Eme, the Mexican Mafia, in this authorized biography of former gang enforcer Rene Enriquez. The tentacles of this ...
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The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Vincent Bugliosi
Vanguard Press, 2008
A True Patriot ....
... is someone willing to write a book like this. My hat goes off in respect to Mr. Bugliosi.
I found this book to be very, very disturbing. We Americans have allowed the Bush administration to put a horrible black mark on the American nation.
I highly recommend ...
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True Crime: An American Anthology
Harold Schechter
Library of America, 2008
Americans have had an uneasy fascination with crime since the earliest European settlements in the New World, and right from the start true crime writing became a dominant genre in American writing. True Crime: An American Anthology offers the first comprehensive look at the many ways in which American writers have explored crime in a multitude ...
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The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town
Ron Franscell
St. Martin's True Crime, 2008
The Fall- The darkest night
THE FALL by Ron Franscell. (A MUST HAVE)
A roller coaster ride from heck!! Keeps you on the edge of your seat from the time you open the cover. Very well written and a book you can't put down. Get ready to pull an all nighter. I shall not ruin it by giving details ...
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The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About
Kevin Trudeau
Alliance Publishing, 2007
A brand new me!
I am very surprised by all those here in search of a magic bullet. Don't you realize there isn't one! I have read Dr. Simeon's original manuscript and I am currently taking HCG that I received from a licensed physician. IT WORKS! I feel great! I have lost 20 lbs in ...
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Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness
Kent Whitaker
Howard Books, 2008
True Story
wow. i finished this book in 3 sittings. it was impossible to put it down. the unraveling of this story was absolutely an incredible process of unimaginable events. it was hard for me to understand why kent whitaker wrote this book. as i've researched into it, the ...
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
Jane Mayer
Doubleday, 2008
The Dark Side
I checked this title from the library. I had difficulty reading much of the material, even though I already believed Cheney, Addisson, Gongalez, et. al. are more than capable of "thinking" of such atrocities. The reporting is brilliant and extreemly disturbing. As ...
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The Innocent Man
John Grisham
Dell, 2007
Great Book!
This is the very first book that I have read by John Grisham and since then I bought all of his books.
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The Monster of Florence
Douglas Preston
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Entirely unique in true crime, from the story that inspired Silence of the Lambs
I think the authors might overdo the mentions of Thomas Harris in the book, but it is an interesting footnote that Harris extensively researched the Monster of Florence killer for his "Hannibal" series. The Monster of Florence is unique in several ways I think. Many of ...
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A Descent Into Hell: The True Story of an Altar Boy, a Cheerleader, and a Twisted Texas Murder
Kathryn Casey
Harper, 2008
Great True Crime Writing
My true crime reading habit started years ago with classics such as In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, and Helter Selter, by Vincent Bugliosi. Much as I would like to quit the habit, books such as A Descent into Hell keep me turning the pages. I offest the subject matter ...
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.)
James L. Swanson
Harper Perennial, 2007
Harrowing "Manhunt"
Most everyone knows that John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But few know the broader plan, how history could have changed, how history indeed did change, the minute by minute saga of the planning of the crime and its twelve day aftermath - the Manhunt for ...
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The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
Jonathan Lopez
Harcourt, 2008
Reads like a mystery
I like mysteries, intrigue, politics, and history. I picked up The Man Who Made Vermeers because it was one of the best sellers in my local bookstore. One of the salespeople told me that customers who read crime fiction had been buying it, and I can really see why. The ...
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Mortal Danger (Ann Rule's Crime Files)
Ann Rule
Pocket, 2008
FROM TRUST TO TERROR... FROM SECURITY TO SURVIVAL The author of The Stranger Beside Me brings her brilliantly informed understanding of the sociopath to this riveting truecrime collection. Only Ann Rule, who unknowingly worked alongside the smart and charming Ted Bundy -- America's most notorious serial killer -- could lend her razor-sharp ...
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The King of Sting: The Amazing True Story of a Modern American Outlaw
Craig Glazer, Sal Manna
Skyhorse Publishing, 2008
I dreamed of being an outlaw
I was driving across town when I heard this guy on the radio who turned out to be Craig Glazer, telling some of the craziest stories I have ever heard. And then I realized the stories were about his life. At first I thought it was a new movie coming out then I thought ...
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