This wasn't the first Perry Mason I've read but it's the first I've read in donkey's years so I didn't know if I'd like it. Well I did. It was fast moving and the mystery was interesting and intricate. Incidentally, as I was reading, I pictured Mason as he was portrayed by the actor Warren William and not Raymond Burr. I don't have anything against Burr, I just like Warren William better.
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I think he made a top notch Perry Mason.

I really enjoyed this mystery featuring Miss Rachel Murdock. Fast moving, interesting characters and a cat. The ending was a bit of a disappointment but I didn't expect perfection. Will definitely be reading this golden age writer again. Recommend if you like cozy mysteries and just plain escapism
Author Dolores Hitchens writing as D B Olsen.

I enjoyed this mystery featuring the husband and wife sleuthing team of Pat and Jean Abbott. The mystery was interesting and it's well written, however, the solution to the murder was disappointing and really didn't make sense to me.

The first story was interesting but as for the rest... What Arthur Cheney Train thinks are his most interesting cases (I guess) were, for me, pretty lackluster. I downloaded this public domain ebook from project Gutenberg and the formatting was good and no typos. Interesting for its historic value; it was published in 1908. I think I will pass up Mr. Train's other books. LOL

I really don't know what to say about this book. It seems to be a dissertation on crime: the reasons for, how to prevent, how to reform etc. The author has some progressive opinions for the times such as reform rather than punishment and not letting "habitual criminials" have children. I couldn't find much about H. L. Adam on the internet except that he wrote a lot of books about crime and police work. The book is interesting in a historical way and in showing that we are still struggling with some of the same problems today. He goes over crimes, the prison system, and to some extent trials. There are also photographs of the inside of prisons.

I loled when I was reading this book. Except for the explicit sex scenes I enjoyed it very much and will read this author again. My thanks to the author for letting me read this book.

Historical crimes in East Anglia

A well written and interesting little book about murders that took place in the 18th and 19th century. There are a few famous cases such as The Murder in the Red Barn and a few I've never heard of. Living in the US I enjoy reading about crimes from different countries. The major flaw in the book is the lack of detail. Otherwise, enjoyable and interesting history.

Only OK

Too many spelling and other errors (added or missing words). The conversation between the DA and sheriff didn't seem natural. It would have been better to just tell the facts of the case. No pictures of the people or the places involved. Overall, not a very good true crime book.

The Aga Murders

I was delighted to find this book because I've been interested in this case for a long time. However, it didn't live up to my high expectations. The case was covered well and there were parts that peaked my interest, but overall I thought that it was rather dry reading. Also, I was unable to use the footnotes because it didn't take me back to where I left off reading.

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On a trip upstate, my kids and I listened to this in the car. My husband was concerned coz it was King, but I already had read and knew it wouldn't be guesome. Well, 7 hours flew by. When Stephen King is good, he's really good. This is a great book about a little girl lost in the Maine woods. King does not kill the kid in this one.

This is one of Agatha Christie's best mysteries. Ten people on an island. They start being murdered. Who will be next? Really very good.

I have loved the Benjamin January series up to now, but this one was so slow I had a hard time finishing it. It did pick up in the last half and I give it 3 stars for that part. Too many characters and the slow plot kept it from being as good as the previous books.

This is another installment in the Cleveland death and disaster series by John Stark Bellamy II. I love all these books. They don't cover any cases in depth but give a concise and quick read with plenty of pictures and headlines (which is where the titles came from) from the papers. It's like digging into an old newspaper archive.

I have to say that I don't think this book is non-fiction. The preface says the cases are inspired by actual events but parts are fictionalized. It's marketed as true crime, but the stories in it are very unusual and don't match up to anything I've ever read or heard of. The stories are interesting but not believeable in the least. Actually, I believe this book is probably a hoax.

An engrossing read about a selfish man who destroys his family and himself.

A historical true crime set in America's heartland. A man is killed in the middle of the night and the only person there is his wife. Did she do it? This case is the basis for the play "A Jury of Her Peers".

More of a textbook/sociology type book than true crime, but was interesting anyway. I learned how terrible chinese/asian men were look upon and treated in the 19th century. Also was suprised to learn that many Irish women preferred Chinese men to their own Irishmen. So all in all, a good read.

I was a little disappointed in this. The cases were interesting but it seemed like there was a lot of repetition in including parts of the trials; info that had already been told in the synopsis of the crime. However the writing was good and as I said the cases were interesting and unknown to me.

Henrietta Lacks was a poor black woman who died at 31 from cervical cancer. Her cells were harvested during a biopsy and have been used ever since for medical research. From the little I found out about Henrietta she was a person who enjoyed life; she helped people, loved her kids, loved to dance. Though her life was cut tragically short, she since has touched numerous people with the gift of her cells. They played a part in polio research, cancer research and aids research to mention just a few.
I started out really liking this book. Then in the second half I felt rather angry at the grown up children of Henrietta Lacks. They seemed like little brats complaining that they didn't get anything from their mother's cells. As I continued with it and found myself understanding them better I found I could have more empathy for them. I think the real problem, at least with the youngest two, was that they wanted their mother. They didn't want to share even her cells with anyone else. Her loss deeply impacted them and coming to understand how her cells played such a important part in science seemed to help and comfort them.
It was a sad story for Henrietta Lacks and her children and yet a great breakthough for medical research. I think Henrietta Lacks would be happy to know that her life meant so much to so many people. How many of us get to do that?

This was rather disappointing. The book did not really focus on the crimes that inspired her novels. Some were mentioned, but not in any depth. There was quite a lot of trivia about events and people who in some way were connected to Christie or her books. The author gives away the murderer in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd so bewarned if you read this and didn't read that. Still worth a look.

An ok book on cleaning. I never heard of the author but apparently she has a column on a blog about cleaning. The book is written in an amusing tone and I actually laughed a few times. There is a chapter on cleaning your sex toys and bongs for anyone who needs to do this. Also there is some sex-related jokes and cleaning tips.

It's good to know that you're not crazy or defective just highly sensitive, but, I didn't really get much help from this book. I have pretty much learned how to take care of myself because of my sensitivites and have adapted over the years. The advice is mostly new age and holistic types of things, such as deep breathing, herbs, meditation, yoga. Just give me a valium.

Very good book but I found the ending just a little bit disappointing as it didn't tie everything up.

In 1675 Mary Rowlandson, wife of a minister, was taken by Indians during King Philip's War. This is written by Mary and reads like a witness to the glory of God. (which is ok but not what I expected) Although I liked it because of its historical value, I would rather have had more detail of what her life was like while she was held. There is some but she survived I think by prayer and her beliefs and she wanted to emphasize this.

A bit of a disappointment. I have read all of her other books and loved them, so I was looking forward to V and W. I had them on hold at library but W came available first. In W is for Wasted, Kinsey Millhone is not up to her usual quick-witted self. She seems to be just not into it. She doesn't pick up on clues and lets someone stick her with a 300.00 bar tab. The mystery was ok but would have been better with some editing. I don't know if I'll read the next one as I would really be bummed if it was worse.

I almost did not finish this book and I could only read it in short sessions. After Hurricane Katrina, mds and nurses, stranded at Memorial Hosp decided to end the lives of certain patients who they felt would not make it if they were evacuated. The conditions at the hospital and medical ethics are examined. I have to say that after reading this I decided never to go into a hospital again.
Compare this situation with the 1920's Cleveland Clinic fire where doctors and nurses died saving their patients.
The book was well researched although I felt lost at times with the way events were presented. Sort of out of order. Bless you Sheri Fink for having the courage to write this.

Set in 1930 New York, this is a fictionalized account of what might have happened to Judge Joseph Force Crater. Judge Crater, "the missingist man in America", disappeared one August day in 1930 never to be seen or heard of again. This was a big story at the time. With the depression and Tammany Hall politics; speakeasies, and Broadway chorus girls involved, the author weaves a plot and characters that make it an interesting read. The first part was a little slow but it did pick up after that. I had trouble with the ending; it seemed not very likely to me but I don't want to give anything away by saying more. But despite the ending I probably would have given it four stars if not for some historical inaccuracies that immediately jumped out at me. That's my pet peeve, it may not even be noticable to others. Overall, very readable, lots of unexpected twist and turns and a possible solution to a 84 yr old mystery.

A really interesting book on the history of witchcraft and folk magic of Pennsylvania. This is a short (read it in about 1 hr) but really fun read. I never knew that my home state had a history of witchcraft.

This is basically a stinker. No sources for the info within. Mostly a rehash of what we already know about Nero, Ivan the Terrible and that old standby Vlad the Impaler. If you don't know anything about these insane folks there are probably a number of other books that are better to read. Got this for free on Amazon.

More like a novel than a factual account; this book was interesting and very readable. Although the author said she researched the case for many years, she does not reveal sources. A murder takes place in 1969 San Francisco in an atmosphere of rioting, drugs and sexual freedom. We meet a young man from India, an Untouchable, who is brilliant and possibly insane. The girl he falls in love with can't see the danger she is in until it is too late.