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Morally Repellent and Ethically Bankrupt True Crime

The Making of a Serial Killer (2nd edition) by Danny Rolling and Sondra London

January 23, 2022 by GentleRain 6 Comments

Writers seem to think that by forming some sort of connection with a serial killer, they’ll get unprecedented insight into why these murders happen and why the killer is the way he is. But when they get that close, they lose the distance and perspective that would make the book actually insightful. And the issue with trusting a serial murderer is that they’re also usually compulsive liars and master manipulators. In this case, Sondra London fell in love with Danny Rolling and they got engaged, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Danny Rolling and Sondra London, murder, serial killler, true crime

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Danny Rolling and Sondra London, murder, serial killler, true crime ·
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Hello, Clarice

February 20, 2014 by Rachel S Leave a Comment

Last year I decided to read the Hannibal novels after I watched the first season of NBC’s Hannibal.  For those of you who have not seen Hannibal, please watch it.  Don’t let them cancel it on me!  Claire Danes’s husband plays Will Graham, and his crazy face rivals her cry face! And man, these Hannibal Lecter books are FUN.  I highly doubt I need to summarize the plot, but in case you have not been alive for the past twenty-five years, Hannibal Lecter is a convicted serial […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, crime, Hannibal, serial killler

Rachel S's CBR6 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, crime, Hannibal, serial killler ·
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