Murder

Image of Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America
Author(s):
Mark A. Bradley
Genre(s):
History, U.S., True Crime, Murder, Business, Investing & Economics

Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America

October 27, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Steve Nathans-Kelly

“In Blood Runs Coal, former CIA officer and Justice Department attorney Mark A.

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Image of The Buddhist on Death Row: How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place
Author(s):
David Sheff
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Criminals, Buddhism, True Crime, Murder

The Buddhist on Death Row: How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place

August 10, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Susan Babbitt

Jarvis Jay Masters has been on death row in San Quentin State Prison for 30 years. He became famous after renowned Shambhala Buddhist, Pema Chodron, wrote about him.

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Image of Not a Gentleman's Work: The Untold Story of a Gruesome Murder at Sea and the Long Road to Truth
Author(s):
Gerard Koeppel
Genre(s):
U.S., World, Murder, True Crime

Not a Gentleman's Work: The Untold Story of a Gruesome Murder at Sea and the Long Road to Truth

June 16, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Robert S. Davis

"the reader will find an epic who dunnit in this detailed but somewhat disorganized narrative about a different America.”

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Image of The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
Author(s):
Jan Stocklassa
Genre(s):
True Crime, Murder

The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin

October 10, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Paul LaRosa

The Man Who Played with Fire is up front about using author Stieg Larsson’s name and research to help solve the 1986 assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme who was gunned down

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Image of The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story
Author(s):
David Crow
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Murder, True Crime

The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story

May 13, 2019
Reviewed by: 
CJ Lyons

“David's eventual self-transformation as he rises above his upbringing makes for an empowering memoir.”

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Image of The Crate: A Story Of War, A Murder, And Justice
Author(s):
Deborah Vadas Levison
Genre(s):
Holocaust & Other Genocide, True Crime, Murder, Personal Memoir, Nonfiction

The Crate: A Story Of War, A Murder, And Justice

September 8, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Charles S. Weinblatt

What if a dismembered corpse was discovered underneath your treasured family vacation home? How would you react?

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Image of To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder
Author(s):
Nancy Rommelmann
Genre(s):
Violence in Society, Murder, Criminology

To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder

July 31, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Nancy Carty Lepri

What possesses a mother to kill her children? This is an age-old question to a scenario that unfortunately happens too often.

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Image of Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer
Author(s):
Margalit Fox
Genre(s):
True Crime, Murder

Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer

July 24, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Mark I. Pinsky

What happens when the world’s greatest mystery writer is asked to solve a real murder? Not exactly what you would expect.

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Image of A Dark Night in Aurora: Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings
Author(s):
Dr. William Reid MD H. Mph
Genre(s):
True Crime, Murder, Violence in Society

A Dark Night in Aurora: Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings

July 23, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Paul LaRosa

“a powerful book that delves deep into a seriously deranged mind.”

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