My next two reads! First up is a re-read, In Cold Blood. Breakfast At Tiffany's is one of my top 5 favourite books, but I have no recollection of In Cold Blood. Looking forward to diving in.
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My next two reads! First up is a re-read, In Cold Blood. Breakfast At Tiffany's is one of my top 5 favourite books, but I have no recollection of In Cold Blood. Looking forward to diving in.
My #bookspin is a nonfiction story of murder and family secrets. My #doublespin is a middle grade horror story! Apparently I have some creepy reading in my near future! @thearomaofbooks
pick5 Stars • Crippen by John Boyne is a historical novel based on the 1910 murder case of Dr. Hawley Crippen. In London, Cora Crippen‘s dismembered body is found in their home‘s cellar, prompting Chief Inspector Walter Dew to pursue Crippen and his mistress, Ethel Le Neve, who flee to Canada disguised as father and son aboard the SS Montrose. ⬇️
pickThis was an informative book regarding the work and life of Agatha Christie‘s writing. The forensic information used in her books … good read
pickThis was a lengthy book about the crimes of serial killer Tom Luther and the Colorado Detective that had to unravel the lies (and there were many) this guy told. The girlfriend of this killer really tried my patience BUT she helped put him in prison
🐱 Suki
I started this one yesterday and I almost bailed. But I returned to it today and I'm so glad that I did. Very similar vibes to Danielle's Devil's House. Plan on finishing tomorrow. Such a fascinating, complex, disturbing portrait of a terrible crime.
pickAn interesting look at how searches are conducted for missing hikers, the tools used by both amateurs and professionals including drones, psychics, in-person searches, and social media. It centers on 3 missing hikers, and while none are found, you get to know the hikers, their families, and the author, a former national park ranger, throughout the searches on the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail). It‘s informative and heartbreaking.
pickI found Shari Franke‘s account of her life and experiences with Ruby Franke —her mother, family vlogger, influencer, and convicted child abuser — to be compelling. I will occasionally watch a video with a cute baby in it; since reading Franke‘s book, I try not to do that anymore. Ruby blamed much of what she did on a woman she worked closely with, Jodi Hildebrandt, but it‘s clear that she was always abusive — Jodi just helped make it worse.
pickThis was mostly surprisingly fun, explaining the whole thing via two parallel timelines that converged: first, the story of Wise's early entry into forgeries, and then on the other hand the stories of Pollard and Carter. There's a fair bit of creative reimagining, to attempt to bring it all to life.
Aside from the boo-boo about Sayers I wrote about earlier, I don't know of any other errors of fact, and it was pretty engaging.
Oof! Badly misattributes stuff in Dorothy L. Sayers, and of course I noticed. Claims that “an analytical chemist“ (Sir James Lubbock) finds “arsenic on the victim's shoe“ during The Unpleasantness of the Bellona Club. It's nothing of the kind: Wimsey goes to see him, Lubbock is finishing a previous job, and then says the bit Hone quotes about arsenic about *that*.
The sample from the shoe is paint, not arsenic.
Immediate eyebrow raising here.
