pickThis was a wild true crime book about the evolution of fundamentalist Mormon colonies in Mexico from the 1800s on but with special focus on the LeBaron family and their current issues with narco trafficking. Even Keith Raniere of NXIVM has a cameo. Let‘s just say these Mormon colonies have evolved quite differently than the ones in the US. Interesting audiobook!
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heard about this book on the Murder in America Podcast. A Canadian doctor murders her American doctor boyfriend in Pennsylvania, then flees to Canada. The extradition process is a nightmare, and here‘s the kicker, she‘s pregnant with his baby. Penned by the victim‘s dad, David Bagby, this is well organized and written, and beyond a memoir, it‘s also a commentary on the justice system failures which resulted in the death of a baby.
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🤯😳Terrifying & jaw-dropping! This is a must read for true-crime lovers📚
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Dolours & Marian Price, both #redheads were active with the IRA & committed untold acts of violence including bombings,assassinations & “disappearing” #people.
You‘ve Change -#healthylifestyle ; Fellowship Point a saga of #familystories ; The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak & Magic #tea ; Sienna #artmusem- we are seeing this exhibit sometime soon at the NYC MET.
pickI went into this totally blind, and it wound up being one of my top audiobooks of the year! What a romp of a tale, well-told. And what a delightfully entertaining and well-produced audio this was! I was on the edge of my seat, I laughed, I exclaimed out loud, I spent 20 minutes on the phone with my 78yo mom telling her this true story that I‘d previously known nothing about. Don‘t be put off by multiple voice credits - it‘s excellent! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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I would LOVE💕to finish up both these open reads from October. My reading has slowed down to a crawl & so far have finished 0 books so far this month🤦🏻♀️😢
pickFinished this earlier in the week as a leftover from October.
It edges past a so-so mostly because I find Grann‘s writing to be consistently compelling, but I definitely prefer a long-form deep dive over this collection of independent (and previously published) articles that just happen to have the common thread of humanity‘s darkness.
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•I could not stop listening, as each detail was revealed I was shook. I remember how scared I was when I heard about the DC sniper attacks and I didn't live anywhere near the DC area, but this book brought back the chilling details of that crime. It's a gripping account that I won't soon forget.
•The narration by Maureen O‘Connell was perfect and the full-cast for the interview style format was absolutely fantastic.
