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I don‘t recall how The Ghosts of Eden Park by Karen Abbott got on my radar. Probably from a social media outlet or one of the many bookish emails arrive to my inbox daily. I was intrigued by the book as I enjoy true crime stories. While I can identify a lot of strengths for this book, it was just okay for me. Bootlegging is not a crime that interests me very much.

Full review at https://abookandadog.com

An interesting story told in a disjointed way. The interview transcriptions, testimony or whatever they are, didn‘t seem to fit so early in the book and therefore became distracting. Then they disappeared in the latter portions, where they might have fit better. The “women who pursued him” part of the subtitle is misleading, too, as it mostly refers to Mabel Walker Willebrandt, the assistant US attorney general in charge of Prohibition violations.

The wording of this reminds me of Colonel Mustard and Wadsworth in Clue arguing about whether or not anyone else was in the house.

Another library #bookhaul to check off some more #52Books23

3.5 stars, The narrators were amazing! It was interesting at parts but dragged at the beginning. It also was infuriating at parts, but since it's a true story, that couldn't be changed. But I did like the strong woman element a lot.

After 50 pages did not look forward to picking it back up....topic interesting, story not so much. On to other books😊

#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94 thx for tag @TheSpineView
1. The Silent Patient
2. Outside on the deck
3. #BFC21 #Booked2021 any readathon hosted by @Andrew65

I know, day late..I generally check and post in the morning 😊

December Wrap up! The top picture is from my last walk in 2020. My favorite books read in December -
⭐️ Girl, Woman, Other
⭐️ Tokyo Ueno Station
⭐️ Mediocre

🌟 According to Goodreads, Reconstruction is the shortest book I read this year-32 pages! It is part of Strangers Press Verzet Series of stories translated from Dutch to English.

#DecemberWrapUp #DecemberReads

Book haul from Lark andOwl an indie in Georgetown texas I just found! When you find them you must buy stuff and this shirt.....well now I can come with a warning!!!

Super excited to finally get my hands on this one! As a Cincinnati native, it was so cool to see him portrayed on Boardwalk Empire. Cheers! 🥃

This should have been a fascinating story about bootleggers, prohibition, corruption, and murder during the 1920‘s. Instead, it was drawn out and dry, almost to the point of being tedious, in spite of a few interesting guest appearances such as Clarence Darrow. Fortunately, this was an audiobook - if I had tried to read a physical book, I might have given up on it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Libby shows I spent 15 hours listening to this audiobook, but it‘s only 11 hours long. Could I have used the back 15 seconds button over 700 times???

True crime, 20s, Cincinnati, prohibition, rum runners and flappers. Great in theory but I found it too long. There were parts that were interesting -- the description of New Year's Eve party was fascinating. I found other parts to drag on when it could have been presented quicker. I admire the research and primary sources used by the author, and it was probably more my issue than the book itself. 🤷🏼‍♀️
As always, #readandeat
#bookandbreakfast

1920s prohibition -- the "book leg king" is George Remus and the women who perused him are his second wife Imogen Remus and the assistant district attorney for the U.S., Mabel Walker Willebrandt. Reading this with lunch today -- basil cherry tomato and zucchini risotto. #readandeat #truecrime #nonfiction

This morning, I‘m continuing with my annual President‘s Day tradition of a morning latte, orange scone, and a new book.

A great read! A solid 4 star read 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Snow‘s coming down, but I did all my errands yesterday so all I have to do today is some laundry and reading 🥳 This is a very interesting book, definitely recommend for any Erik Larson fans 👍🏻

My #superbowl plans tonight 🍷📚👍🏻 I know I‘m in good company with all my fellow litens ❤️

Interesting nonfiction about liquor trafficker George Remus of Cincinnati and Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt who tried to put him behind bars in the 1920s.

Only complaint: The audiobook narrator pronounces the name of the town of Lima, Ohio incorrectly. (It's Lie-ma, not Lee-ma)

Being from the Midwest, I‘m always intrigued with its criminal history, especially stories about prohibition and bootleggers. Abbot‘s retelling of The Bootleg King, George Remus, was a well-researched work taken directly from court and legal documents along with news stories of the time. It starts off a little slow and dry but picks up in the middle. All in all, an interesting read.

Great true crime. Fascinating characters

This audiobook was way better than I expected! Most of the characters are well defined and I loved the fact that what happened to them after the murder and trial was illustrated. Highly recommend! 💜

Non fiction about a bootlegger, his wife, corruption, and murder. I didn‘t already know the facts of this very old case, so I enjoyed being surprised by what happened.

First, I've never read anything from Karen Abbott but I can't wait to after reading this! Coming into this I knew nothing of George Remus, now I know his whole life story! I'm always leary of reading true stuff! The writing kept me engaged and this book was a great adventure! Here's the link to buy it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYL9T8N/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=... @Crownpublishing #RIFWinner

It‘s become this kind of Saturday.

Costco run for essentials-
Vodka freezer pops, wine, dip, cookies, and a book.
I had not heard of this book but I‘m a sucker for non fiction.

True Crime at its best and a heart wrenching novel Cilka‘s Journey,

I love being the first to check out a new book from the library ❤️ #litsyloveslibraries

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I have enjoyed Abbott‘s other books, but this one just didn‘t make the grade. The story was basically told in the first 20% of the book. And, at that, the details were about Remus‘s abusive personality not in the chase and investigation of him by Willebrandt. Disappointing.
#netgalley

I bonded with Karen Abbott over our mutual love of Civil War history, but I am always excited to read ANYTHING she writes. I can‘t wait to dig into this one! 🖤🧡🖤