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{{Frontpage|class-"wikitable" cellpaddingisbn="15" <!-- INSERT NEW REVIEWS BELOW HERE-->1785150731|title=Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee|author=Casey Cep|rating=5|genre=True Crime|summary=Sometimes you begin reading a book and before you've got to the bottom of the first page you know that it's going to be brilliant. You sense the author's effortless grasp of her subject matter and you already know that her use of words is almost surgical in its precision. The hands holding you are safe, which considering that this is a book about two subjects where facts are in short supply, is somewhat surprising. Our first subject is the Reverend Willie Maxwell. Over seven years, six people close to the Reverend had died, with Maxwell benefiting substantially from insurance policies which he'd taken out on their lives.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=191240804X|title=The Murder of Harriet Monkton|author=Elizabeth Haynes|rating=5|genre=True Crime|summary=''But that's just it'', she said. ''It's ''not'' Harriet, is it? Not our Harriet. It's some manufactured creature, that exists only for this blessed inquest: something to be summed up like a spirit, to be examined and pored over, to be sneered at and judged. Harriet deserves to be remembered as she was to us, not picked at like carrion.''

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There was the one her friends -a fellow teacher, her would- Winn -be lover, her seducer and the man who was her landlord who was also her lover ->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Winn_Helloknew.jpg|left|link=http://www Some spoke of her as kindly, virtuous and pious, but that was before her body was found behind the chapel which she regularly attended in Bromley.amazon She'd been poisoned - or had taken her own life.co After the inquest was opened another Harriet would emerge, one who was about six months pregnant and who had obviously not been living the chaste life expected of a young, unmarried woman in 1843.uk/dp/1785783475/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] }}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Winn_Hello|title===[[Hello, Shadowlands by |author=Patrick Winn]]==|rating=4 [[image:4star.jpg|linkgenre=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True True Crime|True Crime]] summary=''Hello, Shadowlands'' chronicles a booming crime wave in South East Asia. It illuminates everything from the meth industry in Myanmar to the abortion pill black market in the Philippines using both Winn's personal accounts and historical context. It is devastating to imagine the very real human lives that are swept up in this cloud of refuse, and how the West helped create it and is doing nothing to prevent it. [[Hello, Shadowlands by Patrick Winn|Full Review]]}}<!-- Orth -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Orth_Versace| styletitle="widthVulgar Favours: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"The Assassination of Gianni Versace|author=Maureen Orth[[image:Orth_Versace.jpg|leftrating=5|linkgenre=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1785943103?ieTrue Crime|summary=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1785943103]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Vulgar Favours: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen Orth]]=== [[image:5starWhat is it about true crime which makes it so fascinating to such a wide audience? I guess it's wanting to try to figure out what happened to make these people partake in the awful crimes they committed, or else the same inexplicable impulse people have to slow down when they overtake a car crash on the motorway.jpg|link=Category:{{{ratingWhatever it is, Maureen Orth's book, Vulgar Favours, taps right on into it.}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime{{Frontpage|True Crime]]isbn=Masters Killing|title=Killing for CompanyWhat is it about true crime which makes it so fascinating to such a wide audience? I guess |author=Brian Masters|rating=5|genre=True Crime|summary=Killing for Company is a detailed criminal study of Dennis Nilsen, unique in that itwas produced with Nilsen's full cooperation and includes material from Nilsen's wanting to try to figure out what happened to make these people partake in prison diaries. Covering Nilsen's early life, his career and subsequent murders, this is a detailed analysis of the awful crimes they committed, or else man behind the same inexplicable impulse people have to slow down when they overtake a car crash murder and an attempt, on the motorway. Whatever it is, Maureen OrthMasters's bookpart, Vulgar Favours, taps right on into itto understand what shaped Nilsen and what could have caused such apparently senseless violence. [[Vulgar Favours: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen Orth|Full Review]]}}<!-- Masters -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Grisham_Innocent| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"The Innocent Man|author=John Grisham[[image:Masters Killing.jpg|left|linkrating=https://www4.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784759422?ie5|genre=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784759422]] True Crime| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Killing for Company Many readers may be drawn by Brian Masters]]=== [[image:5starthe fact that the internationally bestselling John Grisham is the author here.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] Killing for Company is a detailed criminal study of Dennis NilsenI, however, unique in must admit that it was produced with Nilsenalthough I have enjoyed some of the films based on his books, I have never actually read any of them. This hasn's full cooperation and includes material from Nilsent been due to deliberate avoidance, I just haven's prison diariest gotten around to it. Covering Nilsen's early life, his career I was keen then to read this True Crime title and subsequent murders, this is a detailed analysis of see what Grisham would bring to the man behind the murder and an attempt, on Masters' parttable, so to understand what shaped Nilsen and what could have caused such apparently senseless violence. [[Killing for Company by Brian Masters|Full Review]] <!-- Grisham -->speak.}}{{Frontpage|-isbn=Nelson Red| styletitle="widthThe Red Parts: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Autobiography of a Trial|author=Maggie Nelson[[image:Grisham_Innocent.jpg|leftrating=4|linkgenre=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784759414?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784759414]] True Crime| stylesummary="verticalMaggie Nelson is the author of four volumes of poetry and five wide-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Innocent Man by John Grisham]]=== [[image:4ranging works of nonfiction that delve into the nature of violence and sexuality.5starFrom what I'd heard about her writing, I knew to expect an important and unconventional thinker with a distinctive, lyrical style.jpg|link=Category:{Now Vintage is making some of her backlist, including this book (originally published in 2007) and the uncategorisable Bluets, available for the first time in the UK.}}{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True CrimeFrontpage|True Crime]]isbn=Carrere_Adversary|title=The AdversaryMany readers may be drawn by the fact that the internationally bestselling John Grisham is the |author here. I however=Emmanuel Carrere and Linda Coverdale (translator)|rating=4|genre=True Crime|summary=On 9th January 1993, must admit that although I have enjoyed some Jean-Claude Romand orchestrated a horrifying chain of the films based on his booksevents which exposed a shocking double life, I have never actually read any a history of themlies and a breath-taking capacity for deceit. This hasn't been due The Adversary dissects the choices and actions of Romand which led to deliberate avoidancethe brutal murders of his wife, I just haven't gotten around to itchildren and parents and the attempted murder of his mistress, the impact of his deception on those around him and his sensational trial. I was keen then to read Carrère is as integral a part of this True Crime title story as Romand, his coverage of the trial and see what Grisham would bring to correspondence with him whilst in prison form a significant part of the table, so story as do his feelings and response to speak. [[The Innocent Man by John Grisham|Full Review]]Romand's justification for his actions.}}<!-- Nelson -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Grann_Killers| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Killers of the Flower Moon|author=David Grann[[image:Nelson Red.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784705799?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASINrating=1784705799]] 5| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"True Crime|summary===[[The Red Parts: Autobiography ''Killers of the Flower Moon'' tells the story of a Trial by Maggie Nelson]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]]the Osage tribe, forced to settle in the rocky, [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] Maggie Nelson is the author uninhabitable wilds of four volumes Oklahoma in what would become Osage County. In an unexpected turn of poetry fortune, prospectors struck oil, instantly catapulting the Osage into unimaginable wealth and five wide-ranging works fortune making them some of nonfiction that delve into the nature richest people in the world. Then members of violence and sexuality. From what I'd heard about her writing, I knew the tribe start to expect an important and unconventional thinker with a distinctivedie, lyrical style. Now Vintage is making some slowly at first of her backlistapparently natural causes then, including this book (originally published in 2007) increasingly violent ways. An investigation into the matter stalls and the uncategorisable Bluets, available for the first time is beset by incompetence and a general lack of interest in the UK. [[The Red Parts: Autobiography fate of the Osage until the FBI becomes involved and draws together a Trial by Maggie Nelson|Full Review]] <!-- Carrerre -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Carrere_Adversaryteam of battle-scarred, unorthodox agents led by former Texas Ranger Tom White.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784705802?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784705802]]  As pressure on White increases, from both the FBI and the increasingly angry Osage, the race to find the truth becomes increasingly difficult, with more twists and double-crosses than any murder mystery.}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Talty_Black|title=The Black Hand|author=Stephan Talty|rating=[[The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrere and Linda Coverdale (translator)]]==4|genre=True Crime [[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] On 9th January 1993 Jean-Claude Romand orchestrated a horrifying chain History is a fascinating subject to study as there is so much of events which exposed a shocking double life, a history it, so why do we keep going back to the same places? I feel like I have walked the steps of lies Julius Caesar and a breath-taking capacity for deceit. The Adversary dissects the choices and actions married at least two of Romand which led to the brutal murders of his wifeHenry VIII's wives, children and parents and the attempted murder of his mistress, the impact of his deception on those around him and his sensational trialso often I have read about them. Carrère is There are countless other tales out there to learn about that may be more obscure, but are just as integral a part of this story as Romandexciting. I don't know much about New York around 1900, his coverage of the trial and correspondence with him whilst in prison form a significant part of the story as do his feelings and response to Romandbut after reading ''s justification for his actions. [[The Adversary Black Hand'' by Emmanuel Carrere and Linda Coverdale (translator)|Full Review]]Stephan Talty I now know it was a violent place to live, but an interesting one to learn about.}}<!-- Grann -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Tierney_Doctor| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"The Doctor's Wife is Dead|author=Andrew Tierney[[image:Grann_Killers.jpg|linkrating=http://www4.amazon.co.uk/dp/0857209027/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 5| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann]]==genre=True Crime [[image:5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] ''Killers of In 1849 a woman named Ellen Langley died at her home in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Ireland. She was the Flower Moon'' tells the story wife of the Osage tribe, forced a prosperous doctor and came from a well-respected family; so why was she buried in a pauper's coffin? Why had she been confined to settle in the rocky, uninhabitable wilds grim attic rooms of Oklahoma the house she shared with her husband and then exiled to rented lodgings in what would become Osage County. In an unexpected turn the most impoverished part of fortune, prospectors struck oil, instantly catapulting the Osage into unimaginable wealth their famine-ravaged town? Why had her death caused such uproar and fortune making them some of the richest people in ultimately, why had her husband been charged with murder? }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Preston_Very|title=A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the world. Then members Heart of the tribe start to die, slowly at first Establishment|author=John Preston|rating=5|genre=True Crime|summary=Jeremy Thorpe was the sort of apparently natural causes then in increasingly violent waysperson who was generally liked by others. Investigation into the matter stalls He was flamboyant and is beset by incompetence and a general lack of interest in gregarious but could give the fate of the Osage until the FBI becomes involved impression that meeting someone had made his day. He never seemed to forget a name and he was witty, charismatic and draws together very charming. He appeared to be a team of battle scarreddecent man, unorthodox agents led by former Texas Ranger Tom White. As pressure with views with which I would have agreed on White increasesrace, from both the FBI capital punishment and membership of the increasingly angry OsageCommon Market, as the race to find European Union was then known. For this was the truth becomes increasingly difficult, with more twists nineteen sixties and double crosses than any murder mystery. [[Killers Thorpe had entered Parliament at the age of the Flower Moon thirty and by David Grann|Full Review]]1967 he would be party leader. On the surface, he was a man who had everything going for him.}}<!-- TALTY -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Ricca_Holmes| styletitle="widthMrs Holmes: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Murder, Kidnap and the True Story of an Extraordinary Lady Detective|author=Brad Ricca[[image:Talty_Black.jpg|linkrating=http://www3.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785037129/ref5|genre=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] True Crime| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Black Hand by Stephan Talty]]=== [[image:4starGrace Humiston, an American lawyer and travelling detective in the early years of the twentieth century, was well ahead of her time.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] History is a fascinating subject to study as there is so much of itLong before women were readily accepted in the legal profession, she became the first female US District Attorney, so why do we keep going back to taking on cases nobody else wanted, setting herself up as an advocate for the same places? I feel like I have walked the steps of Julius Caesar disadvantaged, charging minimal fees and married at least two of Henry VIII's wives, so often I have read about them. There are countless other tales out there working hard on what seemed to learn about that may be more obscureutterly hopeless cases. With her flair for publicity, but are just as excitingshe made good copy and was always good for a story in the papers. I donHer nickname 't know much about New York around 1900, but after reading Mrs. Sherlock Holmes''The Black Hand'' by Stephan Talty I now know it was a violent place to live, but an interesting apt one to learn about. [[The Black Hand by Stephan Talty|Full Review]] <!-- Tierney -->}}{{Frontpage|-isbn=Osang_Scholl| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|The Scholl Case[[image:Tierney_Doctor.jpg|linkauthor=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1844883922/refAnja Reich-Osang and Imogen Taylor (translator)|rating=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 5| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"True Crime|summary===[[The DoctorI think I's Wife is Dead by Andrew Tierney]]=== [[image:4d like Ludwigsfelde.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] In 1849 a woman named Ellen Langley died at her home in NenaghI wouldn't have liked it when it was an industrial village, Cowith one or two huge mechanical plants and nothing else to its name. Tipperary Ireland. She was But now, even with the constant hum of the wife autobahn (one of a prosperous doctor and came from a well-respected family; so why was she buried in a pauper's coffin? Why had she Hitler's) keeping it company, it must have an appeal. It has been confined to rebuilt, refashioned and remodelled since the grim attic rooms end of the house she shared with her husband East Germany, under the most prosperous and then exiled to rented lodgings forward-looking mayor in the most impoverished part of their famine-ravaged town? Why had her death caused such uproar and ultimatelystate, if not the country. He, it was, why had her husband been charged with murder? [[The Doctor's Wife who put in a mostly-nude swimming spa. It has dispensers for doggy poo bags, so there's nothing as uncouth as taking your own. The mayor, bless him, even expanded the motorway to three lanes in each direction. It is Dead within touch of Berlin, and in tune with so many business wants, yet is surrounded by Andrew Tierney|Full Review]] <!-- Preston -->woodland. Woodland where, between Christmas and New Year a few years back, the mayor's own wife and dog were found, both having been strangled… }}{{Frontpage|-isbn=Bard_Capital| styletitle="widthCapital Punishment: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"London's Places of Execution|author=Robert Bard[[image:Preston_Very.jpg|linkrating=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241973740/ref4|genre=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] True Crime| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies The majority of books on true crime and murder focus first and foremost on specific incidents. This concise volume takes a Murder Plot at different approach, in dealing with them according to where the Heart of the Establishment by John Preston]]===executioner completed his task.}}{{Frontpage[[image:5star.jpg|linkisbn=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True CrimeWilber_Good|title=A Good Month For Murder|author=Del Quentin Wilber|rating=2|genre=True Crime]] Jeremy Thorpe was |summary=I like to read crime fiction in part because it allows me to keep the sort dark world of person who was generally liked by others. He was flamboyant murder and gregarious but could give mayhem at arms-length, whilst still enjoying the impression that meeting someone had vicarious thrills. After all, this is fiction and therefore a made his day-up death. He never seemed However, sometimes it is important to forget have a name reality check and he was witty, charismatic and very charmingread a bit of non-fiction. He appeared to be The problem is with true crime as a decent mangenre is that it is sometimes written the same as fiction, with views with which I would have agreed on race, capital punishment and membership of although it is 'real’. Is there a place to sensationalise actual death for the Common Market, as the European Union was then known. For this was the nineteen sixties and Thorpe had entered Parliament at the age entertainment of thirty and by 1967 he would be party leader. On the surface he was a man who had everything going for him. [[others?}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Bell_AZ|title=The A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart -Z of the Establishment by John Preston|Full Review]] <!-- Ricca -->Victorian Crime|-author=Neil R A Bell, Trevor N Bond, Kate Clarke and M W Oldridge| stylerating="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"4.5|genre=True Crime[[image:Ricca_Holmes.jpg|linksummary=http://wwwVictorian crime has never ceased to cast its spell.amazon.co.uk/dp/1445663449/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbagIs it because such terrible goings-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Mrs Holmes: Murder, Kidnap and on took place sufficiently long ago that they do not disgust us in the True Story same way as equally dreadful events from, say, the last few days of which we read from today's papers or online coverage? Whatever the reason, there is an Extraordinary Lady Detective by Brad Ricca]]=== [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] Grace Humiston, an American lawyer endless fascination with murders and travelling detective in other major transgressions of the law from the early years era of the twentieth centurygas lamps and swirling fog – true Victorian melodrama, was well ahead of her time. Long before women were readily accepted misbehaviour and horror from real-life writ large. It is amply catered for in the legal professionthis title, she became the first female US District Attorney, taking on cases nobody else wanted, setting herself up as an advocate for the disadvantaged, charging minimal fees and working hard on what seemed to be utterly hopeless casesjoint work of four authors.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Glenny_Nemesis|title=Nemesis – The Hunt For Brazil's Most Wanted Criminal|author=Misha Glenny|rating=4. With her flair for publicity she made good copy, and was always good for 5|genre=True Crime|summary=Many of us have had a story in the papers. Her nickname 'Mrs. Sherlock HolmesSliding Doors' was an apt onemoment. [[Mrs Holmes: Murder, Kidnap A single incident that grabs life by the shoulders and shoves it in a completely new and the True Story of an Extraordinary Lady Detective by Brad Ricca|Full Review]] <!-- Osang -->unexpected direction. Few can have travelled quite so far, quite so quickly as Antonio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, aka Nem.}}{{Frontpage|-isbn=Garner_House| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"This House of Grief|author=Helen Garner[[image:Osang_Scholl.jpg|linkrating=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1925240932/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 4| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"True Crime|summary===[[The Scholl Case This is an account of a harrowing event in Australia's recent history: the drowning of three young boys when the car being driven by Anja Reich-Osang and Imogen Taylor (translator)]]=== [[image:5startheir father, Robert Farquharson, veered off the road and fell into a dam. The father escaped unhurt.jpg|link=Category:{{{ratingThe tragedy was appropriated by the national media and led to a drawn-out prosecution of the father for murder.}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime{{Frontpage|True Crime]]isbn=Quillen_Inside I think I'd |title=Inside Alcatraz: My Life on the Rock|author=Jim Quillen|rating=5|genre=True Crime|summary=It sounds like Ludwigsfelde. I wouldn't have liked it when it was an industrial village, with one or two huge mechanical plants something from a Hollywood movie. A group of young prisoners make a daring escape from prison and nothing else go on the run, cleverly evading capture thanks to its namequick wits and creative thinking. But nowAfter managing to cover some distance, even with the constant hum of the autobahn (one of Hitler's) keeping it companymen began to feel ''smart, it must have an appeal. It has been rebuilt, refashioned confident and remodelled since the end of East Germanyquite comfortable, under the most prosperous and forward-looking mayor in '' thinking that they had managed to outwit the state, if not the countrypolice. He it was who put in A rude awakening with a mostly-nude swimming spa. It has dispensers for doggy poo bags, so there's nothing as uncouth as taking your owngun to the head one morning proved otherwise. The mayor, bless him, even expanded circumstances of their escape meant that their capture would lead to a long incarceration in one of the motorway to three lanes most notorious prisons in each directionthe world: Alcatraz. It ''Inside Alcatraz'' is within touch the story of one of Berlinthose men, Jim Quillen, and in tune with so many business wants, yet is surrounded by woodlandhis long road to redemption. Woodland where, between Christmas and New Year a few years back, the mayor's own wife and dog were found, both having been strangled… [[The Scholl Case by Anja Reich-Osang and Imogen Taylor (translator)}}{{Frontpage|Full Review]]isbn=Platt_Criminal <!-- Bard -->|-| style|title="widthCriminal Capital: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|How the Finance Industry Facilitates Crime[[image:Bard_Capital.jpg|linkauthor=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1445667363/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Capital Punishment: London's Places of Execution by Robert Bard]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] The majority of books on true crime and murder focus first and foremost on specific incidents. This concise volume takes a different approach, in dealing with them according to where the executioner completed his task. [[Capital Punishment: London's Places of Execution by Robert Bard|Full Review]] <!-- Wilber -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Wilber_Good.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1509830502/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[A Good Month For Murder by Del Quentin Wilber]]=== [[image:2star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] I like to read crime fiction in part because it allows me to keep the dark world of murder and mayhem at arms-length, whilst still enjoying the vicarious thrills. After all, this is fiction and therefore a made up death. However, sometimes it is important to have a reality check and read a bit of non-fiction. The problem is with true crime as a genre is that it is sometimes written the same as fiction, although it is 'real’. Is there a place to sensationalise actual death for the entertainment of others? [[A Good Month For Murder by Del Quentin Wilber|Full Review]] <!-- Bell -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Bell_AZ.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1445647869/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The A-Z of Victorian Crime by Neil R A Bell, Trevor N Bond, Kate Clarke and M W Oldridge]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] Victorian crime has never ceased to cast its spell. Is it because such terrible goings-on took place sufficiently long ago that they do not disgust us in the same way as equally dreadful events from, say, the last few days of which we read from today's papers or online coverage? Whatever the reason, there is an endless fascination with murders and other major transgressions of the law from the era of gas lamps and swirling fog – true Victorian melodrama, misbehaviour and horror from real life writ large. It is amply catered for in this title, the joint work of four authors. [[The A-Z of Victorian Crime by Neil R A Bell, Trevor N Bond, Kate Clarke and M W Oldridge|Full Review]] <!-- Glenny -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Glenny_Nemesis.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099584654/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Nemesis – The Hunt For Brazil's Most Wanted Criminal by Misha Glenny]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] Many of us have had a 'Sliding Doors' moment. A single incident that grabs life by the shoulders and shoves it in a completely new and unexpected direction. Few can have travelled quite so far, quite so quickly as Antonio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, aka Nem. [[Nemesis – The Hunt For Brazil's Most Wanted Criminal by Misha Glenny|Full Review]] <!-- Garner -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Garner_House.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1925240681/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[This House of Grief by Helen Garner]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] This is an account of a harrowing event in Australia's recent history: the drowning of three young boys when the car being driven by their father, Robert Farquharson, veered off the road and fell into a dam. The father escaped unhurt. The tragedy was appropriated by the national media and led to a drawn-out prosecution of the father for murder. [[This House of Grief by Helen Garner|Full Review]] <!-- QUILLEN -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Quillen_Inside.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1784750662/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Inside Alcatraz: My Life on the Rock by Jim Quillen]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]],[[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] It sounds like something from a Hollywood movie. A group of young prisoners make a daring escape from prison and go on the run, cleverly evading capture thanks to quick wits and creative thinking. After managing to cover some distance, the men began to feel ''smart, confident and quite comfortable,'' thinking that they had managed to outwit the police. A rude awakening with gun to the head one morning proved otherwise. The circumstances of their escape meant that their capture would lead to a long incarceration in one of the most notorious prisons in the world: Alcatraz. ''Inside Alcatraz'' is the story of one of those men, Jim Quillen, and his long road to redemption. [[Inside Alcatraz: My Life on the Rock by Jim Quillen|Full Review]] <!-- PLATT -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Platt_Criminal.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/113733729X/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Criminal Capital: How the Finance Industry Facilitates Crime by Stephen Platt]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Business and Finance|Business and Finance]], [[:Category:True Crime|True Crime]] It used to be estate agents we reviled the most, but they've now achieved relative respectability. MPs briefly took the top spot, but for many years now the list has been topped by bankers following the 2008 financial crisis, when huge taxpayer-funded financial bailouts were required to keep the world's financial system afloat. Most people will think that we've heard the worst of what has been going on, but Stephen Platt believes that excessive risk taking and mis-selling might well be just a minor part of what is still happening in the industry and that government attempts to counter the problems are misguided and unlikely to be effective. [[Criminal Capital: How the Finance Industry Facilitates Crime by Stephen Platt|Full Review]]  <!-- DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE -->|} {{newreview|author=Jayne Anne Phillips|title=Quiet Dell

|genre=True Crime (Historical)|summary= Chicago – 1931. Asta Eicher is a widowIt used to be estate agents we reviled the most, with three children and a crippling sense of lonelinessbut they've now achieved relative respectability. When Harry Powers asks her to marry himMPs briefly took the top spot, she is delighted – and but for many years now the list has been topped by bankers following the new family soon leave in order 2008 financial crisis when huge taxpayer-funded financial bailouts were required to travel to West Virginiakeep the world's financial system afloat. They are never seen again. Back in Chicago, Emily Thornhill is one Most people will think that we've heard the worst of the few women journalists in Chicagowhat has been going on, but Stephen Platt believes that excessive risk-taking and mis-selling might well be just a minor part of what is sent to investigate still happening in the disappearance, trying to establish what happened industry and that government attempts to counter the family. As she becomes ever deeper involved with the investigation, Emily begins problems are misguided and unlikely to discover things she never expected – both about the case, and herselfbe effective. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099590255</amazonuk>