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Masters of True Crime
Masters of True Crime: Chilling Stories of Murder and the Macabre | R. Barri Flowers
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Spanning murder cases from the beginning of the twentieth century to today, this is a must-read for fans of true crime and will also be compelling to mystery and thriller readers. The contributors include Harold Schechter, Katherine Ramsland, Carol Anne Davis, Burl Barer, and other leading writers in this genre. In February 1975, nine-year-old Marcia Trimble left her house in Nashville to deliver Girl Scout cookies in the neighborhood. She never returned. After a massive but fruitless search, her body was discovered on Easter Sunday. Outrage and horror gripped the community of Nashville, but the murder investigation was frustrated at every turn. The case went cold for three decades until it was finally solved. In January 1997, Herbert Blitzstein was found murdered in the living room of his Las Vegas townhouse. A notorious mob insider, "Fat Herbie" had pursued loan sharking and other rackets for decades. Now, Blitzstein had been dispatched gangland styleby three bullets to the back of the headin what appeared to be a classic contract killing. But the details of who killed him and why turned out to be much more complicated, and the real motives and circumstances remain murky to this day. These are just two examples of the riveting stories assembled in this unparalleled collection of some of the top true-crime writers in the world. Each of the seventeen contributors draws on his or her own strengths, backgrounds, interests, and research skills to describe in a vivid narrative not only the facts of each notorious case but also the terrible emotions and macabre circumstances surrounding the crimes. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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cathysaid
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For my fellow #TrueCrime junkies - new (to me) podcasts!! Most sound really interesting, particularly “Mobbed Up” about the history of the Mafia in Las Vegas as well as “Unfinished: Deep South” which explores a 65-year old racially motivated cold case of murder in Arkansas that occurred shortly after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. #CrimeReads #crime

https://crimereads.com/10-true-crime-podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to-this-su...

BarbaraBB Thanks for sharing, I love True crime podcasts! Do you have any favorites that you‘ve listened to? 4y
cathysaid @BarbaraBB “In The Dark” by APM reports is probably my favorite so far, particularly Season 2 (but season 1 was also good). They follow the case of Curtis Flowers, a black man in MS who has been tried six times for the saw crime. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court. I also liked “Up and Vanished” by some of the same producers. I think Oxygen TV might have made some episodes into a show (I never watched). Do you have any faves? (edited) 4y
BarbaraBB I loved Cold and Live and Die in LA. I‘ve heard a lot of ads for Curtis Flowers, so if you say it‘s so good I will finally listen to it! I also liked Up and Vanishing! 4y
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cathysaid @BarbaraBB Cool! I‘ll add those! We seem to have similar tastes 😬 The Curtis Flowers case...just maddening. I think you‘ll find it interesting. 4y
BarbaraBB I think so too, I haven‘t listened so far because the southern accent is sometimes hard for me to understand (as English is not my first language), but I‘ll give it a try! 4y
cathysaid @BarbaraBB I completely understand. I‘m a southerner and I often have a hard time 😂 4y
Gaylagal2 @cathysaid If your a parent or a citizen detective (me), Hunting Warhead is a frightening and well put together podcast. A warning : It is EXTREMELY difficult to listen to at times because of the subject covered. It took me several tries to get through some of the episodes. But in the end it was worth it and I learned so much! Another good one is Down the Hill 🤙 4y
cathysaid @Gaylagal2 Thanks! I‘ll check them out 4y
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MidnightBookGirl
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Posting this late, life got in the way (in both good and not so good ways!

A huge thanks to @CoffeeK8 for my truly tempting #itstrulycriminalswap box!

The last of my gifts arriving today, so I'll be mailing it out to my match in the morning!

CoffeeK8 Yay! I‘m so excited! 6y
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