People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman by Richard Lloyd Parry My rating: 5 of 5 stars I saw some buzz about this book when reading blogs and emails. As a true crime aficionado, I was immediately interested. One reviewer even compared People Who Eat Darkness to Truman Capote's In Cold Blood (a personal favorite of mine). Oddly, when I went to the bookstore, I … [Read more...] about Book Review: People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry
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Book Review: Darker than Night by Tom Henderson
The disappearance of two hunters in the Michigan Woods in 1985 took 18 years to solve and prosecute. This story was not so much a who-done-it as it was a how-to-prove-it. The break in the case came when one eyewitness to the brutal homicide was eventually persuaded to testify by state policeman Bronco Lesneski. He worked the case every day. He spent many of his off hours … [Read more...] about Book Review: Darker than Night by Tom Henderson
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
Twisted is a coming of age story about a boy of nearly eighteen who is facing many challenges in his life. He is no angel, but he is not the bad boy everyone seems to believe he is. His home life is troubled, and his future is uncertain. When he is falsely accused of a crime that could very well send him to prison, he loses hope and seriously contemplates … [Read more...] about Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson