One of my favourite books of 2020, an astounding debut! After a college party, two boys drive a girl home: drunk and passed out in the back seat. Rumours spread about what they did to her, but later they'll tell the police a different version of events. Alice will never remember what truly happened. Her … Continue reading Book Review: True Story by Kate Reed Petty
Misadventure. Manslaughter. Murder. What will your verdict be? Welcome to my stop on the Death of an Actress blog tour, I’m delighted to be sharing my review of this true crime book with you today. DEATH OF AN ACTRESS is the second in the Cold Case Jury Collection, a unique series of true crime titles. Each … Continue reading #Nonfiction Blog Tour: Death of an Actress by Antony M. Brown (@ccjury @TheMirrorBooks)
Thank you to Eva @ Novel Deelights for suggesting we buddy reading this book; I'm so glad it wasn't left unread on my shelf because it contains the greatest act of deception I have ever read about in a true crime book! ON THE SATURDAY MORNING OF JANUARY 9, 1993, WHILE JEAN CLAUDE ROMAND WAS … Continue reading #Nonfiction Book Review: The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception by Emmanuel Carrère
NON-FICTION When I published my top books of 2017 earlier this month, it was surprisingly easy to pick my top 3 non-fiction books because I only read 7 in total - I couldn't have done a top ten if I wanted to. I was quite disappointed when I realised how much non-fiction I'd read; I … Continue reading From the Unread Shelf: Non-Fiction
Some books you should never leave sitting on the shelf – when Crown Publishing offered to send me a copy of American Wolf to review, two months passed before I finally picked it up. I gave myself a good telling off for not reading this five-star non-fiction book immediately. Book Description: The enthralling story of … Continue reading Book Review: American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West by Nate Blakeslee #nonfiction
I find stories of wrongful convictions fascinating, so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to read this one. Book Description: A gripping account of one man's long road to justice, the relentless attorney who crusaded for his freedom, and the scourge of wrongful conviction in our criminal justice system. After a 1987 rape in Hickory, … Continue reading Book Review: Ghost of the Innocent Man: A True Story of Trial and Redemption by Benjamin Rachlin
The real horrors lie in True Crime! Shocking, thought-provoking, eye-opening – a five star read! Book Description: TRUE CRIME THRILLER with a twist. Written first-hand by the actual investigator in DEFENSE of real people charged with murder. A criminal justice system that is blind to some while embracing others for unconscious and unconscionable reasons. Empowering, … Continue reading Book Review: Making a Case for Innocence: True Stories of a Criminal Defense Investigator by April Higuera
