True Crime Book Review Index

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Our reviewers are not paid for their work; therefore, they choose books they expect to enjoy. Most of us have a "50-page" rule. If we can't get through the first 50 pages, we don't read it and don't review it. Each reviewer has their own criteria for books. The reviewer's endorsements are their own. For more information about a reviewer, click HERE. For reviews sorted by reviewer, click HERE. Please note that we are in the process of revising how we list reviewers. As a result of this, some may be missing from the contributors page or the index by reviewers page.

Note: There are up to 4 lists per classification or reviewer - two for the "recent" reviews (one each, sorted by Author Name or Title) and two "all reviews" lists (one each, sorted by Author Name or Title). Some lists are very long and are broken up into multiple pages.
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[reviewer] Book / Author -- Rating

[HK] A Cold Case by Philip Gourevitch

[W] A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine Cummins [5 stars] [2004]

[JT] A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine Cummins [5 stars] [2004]

[HK] And Never Let Her Go by Ann Rule [4 stars]

[HK] Are You There Alone? : The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates by Suzanne O'Malley [5 stars] [2004]

[HK] Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief by Lee Gruenfeld [5 stars] [2004]

[CP] Coroner's Journal: Forensics and the Art of Stalking Death by Louis Cataldie [3 stars] [2007]

[AR] Coroner's Journal: Forensics and the Art of Stalking Death by Louis Cataldie [4.5 stars] [2007]

[HK] Death Sentence by Jerry Bledsoe

[W] Death and Justice : An Expose of Oklahoma's Death Row Machine by Mark Fuhrman [4 stars] [2003]

[HK] Every Breath You Take by Ann Rule [5 stars]

[VJ] Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case That Launched Forensic Science by Colin Beavan [4 stars]

[HK] Fire Lover by Joseph Wambaugh [5 stars] [2002]

[W] Judgment Ridge : The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders by Dick Lehr , Mitchell Zuckoff [4 stars] [2003]

[W] Lone Wolf: Eric Rudolph: Murder, Myth, and the Pursuit of an American Outlaw by Maryanne Vollers [5 stars] [2006]

[J4] Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell [1 stars] [2002]

[HK] Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell [5 stars] [2002]

[HK] The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception by Emmanuel Carrere [5 stars]

[HK] The Burning of Bridget Cleary by Angela Bourke [4 stars]

[J4] The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson [3 stars] [2003]

[AR] The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham [2006]

[HK] The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd by Richard Zacks [5 stars] [2002]

[HK] The Poisoner : A Story of Family Secrets by Gail Bell [4 stars] [2003]

[W] The Radioactive Boy Scout : The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor by Ken Silverstein [4 stars] [2004]

[GM] True Vampires : Blood-Sucking Killers Past and Present by Sondra London [2.5 stars] [2003]

[HK] Unleashed : Of Poltergeists and Murder: The Curious Story of Tina Resch by William Roll , Valerie Storey [4 stars] [2004]

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