The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes36 reviews
Colin Evans

Wiley, 1998

Makes CSI come to life

+ The Evaluation
+ Kept my daughter interested

Good to see that science can be used in the cases and solve them in some cases.
  
  











  



  
Whatever Mother Says...: A True Story of a Mother, Madness and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)54 reviews
Wensley Clarkson

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1995

One of the hardest true crime books to read ever

+ shamefull
+ Whatever Mother Say's review

I read a lot of true crime, and like many others I was shocked and sickened by murderers Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo, the torture and murder finally by burning of Shanda Sharer and Jesse Cummings and his wicked exploits. Parts of this were even harder for me to read. Poor Suesan's account ...
  
  











  



  
Dead And Buried: A Shocking Account of Rape, Torture, and Murder on the California Coast41 reviews
Corey Mitchell

Pinnacle, 2003

Very eye opening

+ Dead and Buried
+ WOW, another great one.
+ Outstanding Research, Outstanding Writing, Outstanding True Crime
  
  











  



  
No, Daddy, Don't!: A Father's Murderous Act of Revenge33 reviews
Irene Pence

Pinnacle, 2003

A Father's Revenge That Could Have Been Prevented

+ Horrendous, but riveting....
+ enthralling story leads to an inevitable tragedy
+ Couldn't put it down
  
  











  



  
The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison57 reviews
Pete Earley

Bantam, 1993

A Must Read for All Correctional Workers

+ HAD NO IDEA!
+ A great collection of personal narratives
+ Very Interesting and Informative
+ The Hot House: Too Hot for Some!
  
  











  



  
Through the Window: The Terrifying True Story of Cross-Country Killer Tommy Lynn Sells29 reviews
Diane Fanning

St. Martin's True Crime, 2003

Another great true crime book

+ A roaming serial killer.

Diane has managed to do it again. A well written book that takes you into the demented mind of Tommy Lynn Sells. I can only imagine the research that went into this book. Cross-Country killers are especially hard to write about because their crimes are so widespread.
  
  











  



  
The Murder Book (Alex Delaware)96 reviews
Jonathan Kellerman

Ballantine Books, 2003

This one deserves 6 or 7 stars!

+ The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman
+ Shadows from the past and for the future

Man, but this one is a gut-wrencher! Total angst-fest! On the one hand, we have Alex trying to lose himself in this case in order to escape from his own misery now that Robin has left him (again) and on the other hand, we have Milo wallowing in his own fear and self-loathing when those close to him ...
  
  











  



  
The Stranger In My Bed (St. Martin's True Crime Library)10 reviews
Michael Fleeman

St. Martin's True Crime, 2003

Gruesome but great

+ What a sad, sad way for a beautiful girl to die

This book tells an almost unbelievable tale of a very twisted man. The details on occasions are graphic but this makes for an even more compelling read. A really great read for any true crime lovers, I couldn't put it down...
  
  











  



  
Evidence Of Murder: A Twisted Killer's Trail of Violence6 reviews
Samuel Roen

Pinnacle, 2003

How much can one family endure?

What makes this story even sadder is that the victim's husband lost his sister to a serial murderer years before. Now his beloved wife and the mother of his small child is kidnapped and brutally murdered. Carla Larson had alot to live for: A husband and child, a good job, and friends who cared ...
  
  











  



  
15 Serial Killers: Docufictions19 reviews
Harold Jaffe

Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2003

Eyes Wide Open...

+ Slick Hal
+ re-problematized sex and violence
+ It's a matter of style
+ More Superlative Darkly Disturbing Work From a Modern Master
  
  











  



  
Without Pity: Ann Rule's Most Dangerous Killers14 reviews
Ann Rule

Pocket, 2003

Selected True Crime Stories

+ Great collection of stories
+ One of Ann's Best!!
+ Something old, something new
  
  











  



  
Sick: An Anthology of Illness8 reviews

Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2003

Pass me that barf bag, the one with the pretty picture on it

+ Very SICK indeed ! Very Original anthology
+ Wrong in so many of the right ways...
+ Keeps you on your toes
  
  











  



  
Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross)240 reviews
James Patterson

Vision, 2003

I LOVE ALEX CROSS!

+ Good interesting read
+ James Patterson
+ Repetitive & Over Familar
  
  











  



  
Evidence Of Murder: A Twisted Killer's Trail of Violence6 reviews
Samuel Roen

Pinnacle, 2003

How much can one family endure?

What makes this story even sadder is that the victim's husband lost his sister to a serial murderer years before. Now his beloved wife and the mother of his small child is kidnapped and brutally murdered. Carla Larson had alot to live for: A husband and child, a good job, and friends who cared ...
  
  











  



  
The Murder Book (Alex Delaware)96 reviews
Jonathan Kellerman

Ballantine Books, 2003

This one deserves 6 or 7 stars!

+ The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman
+ Shadows from the past and for the future

Man, but this one is a gut-wrencher! Total angst-fest! On the one hand, we have Alex trying to lose himself in this case in order to escape from his own misery now that Robin has left him (again) and on the other hand, we have Milo wallowing in his own fear and self-loathing when those close to him ...
  
  











  



  
No, Daddy, Don't!: A Father's Murderous Act of Revenge33 reviews
Irene Pence

Pinnacle, 2003

A Father's Revenge That Could Have Been Prevented

+ Horrendous, but riveting....
+ enthralling story leads to an inevitable tragedy
+ Couldn't put it down
  
  











  



  
The Stranger In My Bed (St. Martin's True Crime Library)10 reviews
Michael Fleeman

St. Martin's True Crime, 2003

Gruesome but great

+ What a sad, sad way for a beautiful girl to die

This book tells an almost unbelievable tale of a very twisted man. The details on occasions are graphic but this makes for an even more compelling read. A really great read for any true crime lovers, I couldn't put it down...
  
  











  



  
Through the Window: The Terrifying True Story of Cross-Country Killer Tommy Lynn Sells29 reviews
Diane Fanning

St. Martin's True Crime, 2003

Another great true crime book

+ A roaming serial killer.

Diane has managed to do it again. A well written book that takes you into the demented mind of Tommy Lynn Sells. I can only imagine the research that went into this book. Cross-Country killers are especially hard to write about because their crimes are so widespread.
  
  











  



  
The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison57 reviews
Pete Earley

Bantam, 1993

A Must Read for All Correctional Workers

+ HAD NO IDEA!
+ A great collection of personal narratives
+ Very Interesting and Informative
+ The Hot House: Too Hot for Some!
  
  











  



  
15 Serial Killers: Docufictions19 reviews
Harold Jaffe

Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2003

Eyes Wide Open...

+ Slick Hal
+ re-problematized sex and violence
+ It's a matter of style
+ More Superlative Darkly Disturbing Work From a Modern Master