Category: crime
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All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is a literary psychological thriller novel that deals with one man’s lifelong obsession to find a girl. Through it all, this novel explores romance, heartache, sadness, horror, personal loss and most of all, friendship. Where does one even begin to review this novel? Is this a…
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Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom by McCracken Poston Jr. goes over a highly bizarre case in the mid-90s in Ringgold, Georgia, where Alvin Ridley, a much-feared man in his neighborhood and a recluse, was accused of murdering his wife, whom no one has claimed to have seen in public for…
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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore is a psychological criminal and mystery thriller novel. With over 30k+ reviews on Amazon sitting at 4.5 stars along with high praises from practically everyone in the literary world, I couldn’t wait to begin. Upon taking just a few days to complete, I can confidently add my…
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The Patient’s Secret by Loreth Anne White is a suspenseful psychological crime thriller novel, and boy is it a good one! Amazon Prime offered users a choice of one Amazon Select Kindle novel for free in the month of December 2024. All the users had to do is select a free First Read book, and…
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The Chinese Phantom: The Hunt for the World’s Most Dangerous Arms Dealer by a group of four German journalists aims to unveil to the world one of the planet’s most wanted criminals. With almost a $5 million bounty on the successful information leading to his whereabouts and capture, one would think that someone of that…
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Invincible by David Styles, better known by his rap name of Styles P., is his freshman novel debut. Although he is a lot more chill nowadays, I’ve followed his rap career for some time and back then, he claimed to be the hardest rapper out and in the rap game, that’s not a title anyone…
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All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein recounts one of the most shocking political sabotage and espionage at the highest level of the United States within the 20th century. While almost five decades late, I finally can say that I read the book! The movie may come next, but I still need…
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A Killing on the Hill by Robert Dugoni is a tale of greed, secrets, jealousy and murder set in the Seattle’s Prohibition era of the 1930s. Truth be told, I found the story to be completely average. Average enough, you could draw a line straight down the middle. There wasn’t really anything inherently breathtaking with…
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This writing by Sarah Stillman of The New Yorker won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in the ‘Explanatory Reporting’ category. It talks about what I’d assume is a criminal law/topic that most average citizens most likely have heard of, but either misunderstood how it operates or are not familiar with at all: catching a felony murder…
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The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind digs into one of the most infamous and largest corporate business scandals in America’s history. This was such a wild ride. Everything from corporate greed, mismanagement, cowardice, rivalry, a toxic work culture, and a need to constantly prove profitability to the public led…
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