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A Humane True Crime Recounting

The Ghosts that Haunt Me by Steve Ryan

August 4, 2022 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo: Snake Retired Canadian detective’s Steve Ryan’s The Ghosts that Haunt Me is a thoughtful, interesting look into cases that have stayed with him over the course of his career. I have read a lot of true crime, and this is one of the better books in the genre, particularly for its sensitive handling of victims’ stories and how their cases impacted the lives of their loved ones (as well as the investigators of their murders). Too often true crime can be salacious or […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Steve Ryan

esmemoria's CBR14 Review No:39 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, Steve Ryan ·
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Six Cases, Seven Deaths

The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan

June 4, 2022 by Pooja 4 Comments

Steve Ryan, a veteran of the Toronto homicide squad, tells the tales of six murder investigations among the many that have stuck with him from his time on the force. I enjoy true crime, and morbid as it is, I really enjoy true crime memoirs – there’s something very visceral about it, when the writer can bring their firsthand viewpoint to the table. And Steve Ryan does it well, with a sympathy and care toward the victims and their families that is badly missed in […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, ARC, Canada, murder, NetGalley, Steve Ryan, true crime

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:73 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, ARC, Canada, murder, NetGalley, Steve Ryan, true crime ·
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