Obsessed with True Crime discussion

Any book, any book at all.

Links to previous threads below:

Acquisitions ~ And WHAT ARE YOU READING? 2018-19

Acquisitions ~ And WHAT ARE YOU READING? 2017 ~ the Sequel

Acquisitions ~ And WHAT ARE YOU READING? Anything goes ~ 2017

What Are You Reading in 2017? Anything Goes!

What are you reading in 2016? Anything goes.

"Lacuna", Barbara Kingsolver; "The Old Boys", William Trevor; "The Forsyte Saga", John Galsworthy (915 pages!)...

Hari wrote: ""Lacuna", Barbara Kingsolver; "The Old Boys", William Trevor; "The Forsyte Saga", John Galsworthy (915 pages!)..."

WOW!

Lady ♥ Belleza wrote: "Hari wrote: ""Lacuna", Barbara Kingsolver; "The Old Boys", William Trevor; "The Forsyte Saga", John Galsworthy (915 pages!)..."

WOW!"

Wish me luck.

I should have finished Cold North Killers: Canadian Serial Murder last night, but I keep getting sidetracked looking up the details of the cases in here and searching on Google for photos.

Started Breaking Blue. Got it for Squidmas.

Just sent for copies of Wounded: From Battlefield to Blighty, 1914-1918, Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich and Medication Madness: True Stories of Mayhem, Murder & Suicide Caused by Psychiatric Drugs.

From the library: Inside Out by Demi Moore and The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denice Kiernan.

Now re-reading John Lennon: In His Own Write & A Spaniard In The Works and about 1/4 of the way into The Good Soldier Švejk.

I am reading The Perfect Father by John Glatt. It is a review book about Christopher Watts. I am just starting it.

It's rare that I pay full price for a hardcover book, but having read Columbine by Dave Cullen, I quickly grabbed Parkland: Birth of a Movement.

Bonnie wrote: "I am reading The Perfect Father by John Glatt. It is a review book about Christopher Watts. I am just starting it."

Hi, Bonny,
I can't seem to find this book on GoodReads, or my library system's data base.

Hari wrote: "I can't seem to find this book on GoodReads, or my library system's data base."

The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder

Diane in Australia wrote: "Hari wrote: "I can't seem to find this book on GoodReads, or my library system's data base."

[book:The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder..."

Thanks, Diane. Oddly enough, I've been listening to "Sword and Scale", my favorite true crime podcast, and listened to 2 episodes about these murders, around episodes 130 and 131, I think.
Watts is? was? quite a cold-blooded guy. Horrible way he killed them AND how he disposed of the bodies.
Thanks, as usual, Diane.

Hari wrote: "Thanks, as usual, Diane."

You are most welcome, Hari.

Now reading Wounded: From Battlefield to Blighty, 1914-1918.

Hi Everyone,

I'm Mike Rodelli. I am the author of the ebook, "The Hunt for Zodiac: The Inconceivable Double Life of a Notorious Serial Killer." I am trying to get an "Ask the Author" invite but in the meantime, I hope you will read my book and learn what I believe to be the true identity of the Zodiac killer. My conclusions as to his (completely unexpected!) identity are not just my own. One of the pioneers of modern day criminal profiling, Richard Walter, endorsed my suspect in the 2010 book, "The Murder Room" by Mike Capuzzo. None of the other 3,000 or so suspects in the case has such an endorsement!

My book is being well-received on both Amazon and Amazon UK.

I am certainly willing to answer any questions you may have.

Some of my true-crime faves are: Helter-Skelter, The Man from the Train, They All Love Jack, Hastened to the Grave and Jack The Ripper: Design for Murder. Excellent books, all.

My interest in things unsolved dates back to wishing I had quit grad school in 1978 to help Mel Fisher hunt for the stem portion of the 1621 treasure galleon, The Atocha, the Oak Island Mystery (which I believe now is just a deep hole with nothing much at the bottom, but which in 1978 was new and exciting) and, as a 14 year-old, The Hookerman legend of Morris County, NJ.The Hunt for Zodiac: The Inconceivable Double Life of a Notorious Serial Killer

Richard Walter of the Vidocq Society is on board with this book's conclusions? I'm immediately interested. He is a bit of a hero of mine.

Meanwhile, I'm loving The Birds and Other Stories. Check out the cover art:

Fishface wrote: "Richard Walter of the Vidocq Society is on board with this book's conclusions? I'm immediately interested. He is a bit of a hero of mine.

Meanwhile, I'm loving [book:The Birds and Other Stories|93..."

I actually met Richard in December 2004 and we talked profiling for 14 years until I finished my book. Learned a lot. Wish we could work together again.

Mike wrote: "I actually met Richard in December 2004 and we talked profiling for 14 years until I finished my book. Learned a lot. Wish we could work together again."

You are officially much, much cooler than I am.

Mike wrote: "Hi Everyone, I'm Mike Rodelli. I am the author of the ebook, "The Hunt for Zodiac: The Inconceivable Double Life of a Notorious Serial Killer". "I actually met Richard in December 2004 and we talked profiling for 14 years until I finished my book. Learned a lot. Wish we could work together again."

Sounds like a fantastic book! I totally agree with Fishface's adoration of Richard Walter, and just like her, you are way cooler than me. I envy you that conversation! Wow.

Just started Looking for Carroll Beckwith: The True Stories of a Detective's Search for His Past, which I thought would be a regular detective story, but the introduction makes clear Bob Snow, the author, believes he was someone named Carroll Beckwith in a past life!

Wow. I never considered myself "cool" but thanks, lol. I did learn a lot about profiling form Mr. Walter. His profile of the Zodiac killer in my book sort of proves itself to be the correct one because it encompasses all of the traits of the killer that I had heard people use to describe him for the previous six years. The profile also predicts Zodiac's need to boast about his crimes.

Just a heads up about my book: I counted on my editor to catch typos and she did a very bad job. So there are typos and English errors that I have since removed but which still appear in the ebook. I learned first hand how difficult it is to proofread your own writing! However, factually, I stand by what I wrote!

Just started The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter not TC but interesting so far.

I’m reading the mad sculptor by Harold Schechter and it’s amazing! Totally recommend!! Anyone else LPOTL fan on here?

I'm about to start "Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland", Patrick Radden Keefe.

Lexie wrote: "I’m reading the mad sculptor by Harold Schechter and it’s amazing! Totally recommend!! Anyone else LPOTL fan on here?"

That depends. What exactly is an LPOTL fan?

Fishface wrote: "Lexie wrote: "I’m reading the mad sculptor by Harold Schechter and it’s amazing! Totally recommend!! Anyone else LPOTL fan on here?"

That deoends. What exactly is an LPOTL fan?"

Last Podcast on The Left

Fishface wrote: "Lexie wrote: "I’m reading the mad sculptor by Harold Schechter and it’s amazing! Totally recommend!! Anyone else LPOTL fan on here?"

That deoends. What exactly is an LPOTL fan?"

And if you are on Reddit LPOTL

Fishface wrote: "Lexie wrote: "I’m reading the mad sculptor by Harold Schechter and it’s amazing! Totally recommend!! Anyone else LPOTL fan on here?"

That deoends. What exactly is an LPOTL fan?"

And if you are on Reddit LPOTL

I just finished Everything She Ever Wanted by Ann Rule. Its about one of the most evil people I have ever read about Pat Taylor Allanson who was in one way or another responsible for at least 5 deaths and many more mystery illnesses. It was a wild story.

Erin wrote: "I just finished Everything She Ever Wanted by Ann Rule. Its about one of the most evil people I have ever read about Pat Taylor Allanson who was in one way or another responsible for at least 5 dea..."

Good to see you back!!!

I'm glad to be back. I haven't been active in any of my groups lately and I missed you guys!

It’s good to see you posting, Erin!

Stacey wrote: "It’s good to see you posting, Erin!"

Yayyyyyyy Erin! You are back!!!

I feel so wanted!

I finished The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner. It was 3 star read.

Tomorrow I hope to start Sleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra

I started reading "A Brief History of Seven Killings", Marlon James. 688 pages...

Just finished Brady and Hindley: Genesis of the Moors Murders. This is the first book I read about Brady and Hindley.

Just started both The Elementals, a wonderful Southern Gothic novel, and Policewoman One: My Twenty Years on the LAPD, a rather unusual cop memoir. I discovered early on in here that the author consulted on the movie based on Ed McBain's novel Fuzz. You will all remember that Raquel Welch played ME in this movie so naturally I was interested.

Dead Center: Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Medical Examiner's Office by Shiya Ribowsky
4 stars


A look at what goes on in a medical examiner's office in New York City. I thought it was very interesting when he compared the real-life job to what you see on television. Doing a search for the author I learned that he is a consultant for the TV show Prodigal Son so that it is as true to life as possible. I am going to check out that show. He was in New York and in charge of the forensic department during the 9/11 attacks. It was amazing how much work went into identifying as many bodies as possible, even though most bodies were in fragments. The only thing I wish is that he would have gone more in depth with some of the stories, but I think what he told was what he knew from the medical's examiner's standpoint.

Koren wrote: "Dead Center: Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Medical Examiner's Office by Shiya Ribowsky
4 stars
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I liked this one too.

I just splurged and bought myself a copy of The Summer is Ended and We Are Not Yet Saved, a book so desirable and scarce that used copies are going for almost a thousand bucks. I found one for just under fifty smackers. I also purchased not-cheap used copies of Gilded Needles and Katie, 2 more books from one of my favorite fiction authors, unfortunately deceased. I cannot wait for any of these to arrive in the mail.

Fishface wrote: "I just splurged and bought myself a copy of The Summer is Ended and We Are Not Yet Saved, a book so desirable and scarce that used copies are going for almost a thousand bucks. I fo..."

I clicked the links for the book stores and it kept coming up 'not found'.

I found it at addALL.com.

I am reading Out Here in the Darkness - a thrilling true-crime story about a gruesome murder of an innocent man by his "so-called" friends that occurred in Houston, Texas, in 1985. Bonded through drugs and heavy metal, a group of teens faces a shocking investigation, trial, and later a transformation after a life in the underbelly of the American prison system. Highly recommend. Out Here in the Darkness

Abra wrote: "I am reading Out Here in the Darkness - a thrilling true-crime story about a gruesome murder of an innocent man by his "so-called" friends that occurred in Houston, Texas, in 1985. Bonded through d..."


Added to TC shelves, but do you really need to read this, Abra? The contents should be familiar to you already LOL

Fishface wrote: "Abra wrote: "I am reading Out Here in the Darkness - a thrilling true-crime story about a gruesome murder of an innocent man by his "so-called" friends that occurred in Houston, Texas, in 1985. Bon..."

On a side note, I approve of Hari's shelf 'fecking long'.

Lady ♥ Belleza wrote: "Fishface wrote: "Abra wrote: "I am reading Out Here in the Darkness - a thrilling true-crime story about a gruesome murder of an innocent man by his "so-called" friends that occurred in Houston, Te..."

Well, thank you, Lady B.

Cautionary Tales for Children, Hilaire Belloc
4 stars!

I love this book, but only gave it 4 stars because it was entirely too short. It took 5 minutes to read! With that said, the poems in here were illustrated by Edward Gorey, and are highly Goreylike aside from that. I almost suspect he wrote these under a pen name despite the fact that Belloc is a well-known author and even Gorey wouldn't dare. It would be like making your own movie and calling yourself Alfred Hitchcock. But I digress. This is a great volume of poetry for those who value reading material like Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes and More Ruthless Rhymes.