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Book Review: The Murder of the Century

The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins I listened to this book on the recommendation of someone at Audible, who said I would like it on account of I liked THE POISONER’S HANDBOOK. I did like it, but I can’t say …

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Book Review: Columbine

Columbine by Dave Cullen I got this as an audiobook, and had to ask myself “what is a person who hates serial killers doing reading a book about a famous massacre?” But this is much more than just a gruesome true-crime story. It has so many different angles to it that there’s something for…well, maybe …

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Book Review: The Poisoner’s Handbook

The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum I feel like this book was written just for me: history, science, and murder mysteries all wrapped up in a fascinating and informative non-fiction book about forensic medicine. I got this as an audiobook, which was good …

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