The Curse of Brink's-Mat: Twenty-Five Years of Murder and Mayhem - The Inside Story of the 20th Century's Most Lucrative Armed Robbery
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'It wasn't only Britain's biggest heist, it became the bloodiest' Mail on Sunday The inside story of...
Terror by Night: The True Story of the Brutal Texas Murder That Destroyed a Family, Restored One Man's Faith, and Shocked a Nation
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At 3:00 a.m. on March 1, 2008, Terry Caffey awoke to find his daughter’s boyfriend standing in his...
Gloria (27 KP) rated Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders in Books
Jul 18, 2017
Desert Blood is a mystery unlike any other. Gripping, heart-wrenching, set against the tough, lacerating reality of border-town engaging mystery, but it is more than well-written entertainment. It is an important book that sheds light on the Juárez murders--the ongoing slaughter of young Mexican women in the border city of Juárez by persons unknown. Desert Blood weaves together its fictional tale and the known facts of these notorious crimes in a way that reveals the cultural and political attitudes that have allowed these murders to continue with the indifference--if not the outright complicity--of Mexican authorities.
Gaspar de Alba not only crafts a suspenseful plot but tackles prejudice in many of its ugly forms: against gays, against Hispanics, against the poor. It's an in-your-face, no-holds-barred story full of brutality, graphic violence, and ultimately, redemption. Offering a powerful depiction of social injustice and serial murder on the U.S.-Mexican border, this is an essential purchase for both mystery and Hispanic fiction collections.
The Midnight Assassin
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In the late 1800s, the city of Austin, Texas was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western...
Stranglers
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From June, 1962 through January, 1964, women in the city of Boston lived in fear of the infamous...
The Coveted (The Unearthly #2)
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“In places that know more about heaven and hell than we do, you have a reputation, Gabrielle. To...
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated True Detective - Season 1 in TV
Aug 11, 2017
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Sin City (2005) in Movies
Aug 15, 2017
Dean (6927 KP) rated The Oxford Murders (2010) in Movies
Apr 28, 2019
It has a rather silly plot of a serial killer around Oxford University who leaves clues a Maths professor and student try to solve. The scenes in and around Oxford University give it a nice setting. The lead characters are good actors but unfortunately they are let down by the final revelation about the murders. One for Whodunit fans only.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2484 KP) rated 12th of Never (Women's Murder Club, #12) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
My full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-12th-of-never-by-james.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.