SerialKiller

Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers | Caroline Fraser

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OK, now this is a really interesting hypothesis: did the preponderance of serial killers (Ted Bundy, BTK Killer, Green River Killer, I-5 Killer, the Night Stalker etc) in the 1970s & 1980s around the American Pacific Northwest have links to the high levels of environmental pollution of that time? Lead, cadmium, & arsenic were just some of the pollutants belching out of industrial smelters & Tacoma, (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Washington seems to have been 'ground zero' for serial killers. So far, so good right?

Unfortunately the way this book is written makes it a very difficult read. The vital information needed is buried underneath an avalanche of superfluous information - just what is the fascination with bridges? What do road traffic accidents on said bridges have to do with serial killers? Interesting stats maybe, but not relevant here.

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OutsmartYourShelf I stuck it out because, as I said, it's a really interesting hypothesis, & I really wish the author had written the book focusing on that aspect. It took me 2 weeks to read this & it really shouldn't have. 3⭐

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7976572468
Read 8th - 21st Dec 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

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DieAReader A shame, it sounds interesting🤷🏻‍♀️👋🏻 2d

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MsRadioSilence

Tourist Season: The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy | Brynne Weaver

so-so

I didn‘t love this one. I think it reads as a mystery/thriller with a dark romance undertone, which…m/t has NEVER been one of my preferred genres. The pacing was off, and the characters are…fine. I think I‘ll read the next one, but if that one doesn‘t hit….

3 stars | #darkromance #mystery #thriller

MsRadioSilence Immediately pulled that sticker off, I forgot it was on the dust jacket until I took the pic 😤 4d

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JuliaTheBookNerd

A Snowball's Chance in Hell | J.D. KIRK

#Snowball ❄️

#DashingThruDecember ❆⛄࿔🦌*🎄❅⛸️✧❄️˖

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Brilliant 🙌🏻 4d

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TheKidUpstairs

Too Old for This | Samantha Downing

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Totally ridiculous, but fun! Don't think too hard about it, just have fun cheering on a serial killer 😂

vivastory Agreed! One of my favorite thrillers of the year 5d

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MyNamesParadise

Too Old for This | Samantha Downing

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5 stars for this one! It was so much fun!! I don‘t believe I‘ve read Downing before but will definitely read more now. The pacing was excellent. So many twists and surprises. I would love to see this adapted! It would be hilarious! If you‘re in a reading slump, this one will definitely get you out of it!

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JenP

Zombie | Joyce Carol Oates

This is highly unpleasant reading. I‘m trying to finish off a reading challenge (a-z) and select short books so I can make my goal by end of year. I‘m actually not sure I can make it through this. 150+ pages inside the mind of a sexual predator and psychopath with very vivid imagery. I feel like I need a shower

BarbaraBB Somehow I am intrigued. What does that say about me? 2w

JenP @BarbaraBB hahaha, it‘s very short. You can try it and tell me what you think 2w

JenP @BarbaraBB also I‘ll add that one of my favorite things about Oates is her ability to thoroughly inhabit her characters. She‘s a great writer and wholly convincing. Unfortunately this character is horrible - based off of Dahmer 2w

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Liz_M It's a mark of how fantastic a writer JCO is that the book is so unsettling! 2w

intothehallofbooks I read this too, a while back, after asking Litsy to share some recommendations for shocking stories. I remember being horrified as I read, and also really shocked by how believably the author portrayed the killer. 2w

JenP @Liz_M absolutely. It will be hard to rate bc I found it horrible to read but also a very skilled rendition 2w

JenP @intothehallofbooks that‘s exactly how I feel. 2w

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LiseWorks

Darkly Dreaming Dexter | Jeff Lindsay

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I needed one spot for #ISpyBingoOct @TheAromaofBooks I settled on Darkly Dreaming Dexter I watched this on the TV and loved it, so I was iffy on the book but I liked it and probably will continue with the series.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w

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