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A True Crime Book and a Husband’s Tribute

March 8, 2018 by Jen K 12 Comments

I don’t usually read true crime – I remember reading a book in middle school which was basically an encyclopedia of famous serial killers but it wasn’t a subject matter that hooked me.  It might because it feels like the focus can too easily be on the serial killer to the detriment of the victims, and it can easily be forgotten that the victims were real living humans with lives and potential and not fictional characters.  I’ve read Capote’s In Cold Blood but that was […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: golden state killer, I'll be gone in the dark, Michelle McNamara, true crime

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:26 · Genres: Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: golden state killer, I'll be gone in the dark, Michelle McNamara, true crime ·
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  • esmemoria
    on “After it’s over, of course, you want to kick yourself for all the things you didn’t see at the time. The Had-I-But-Known school of private investigation perhaps.”
    I remember binging on these books so fondly.
  • LittlePlat
    on “To be so ravenous with desperation that the only way out is complete and utter annihilation. A torpedo made of your own sharpened body.”- Senaa Ahmad (or me about wanting to quit this book)
    I suspect I got more enjoyment reading your review than you did of the actual book. "Jail, jail for author...
  • esmemoria
    on “To be so ravenous with desperation that the only way out is complete and utter annihilation. A torpedo made of your own sharpened body.”- Senaa Ahmad (or me about wanting to quit this book)
    This sounds perfectly awful, but I do love this review.
  • Sheila
    on I don’t do torture
    I wish I had read this review before I bought this Audible book. I am just at the halfway point...
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    on “To be so ravenous with desperation that the only way out is complete and utter annihilation. A torpedo made of your own sharpened body.”- Senaa Ahmad (or me about wanting to quit this book)
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