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Tag: true crime

Review of ‘Strangeways Unlocked’ by Neil Samworth

19/05/2022 nsford Leave a comment

This is the follow-up to Neil’s first book, which was one of the first I reviewed on my blog, back…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, Neil Samworth, non-fiction, reviews, true crime

Review of ‘A Taste for Poison’ by Neil Bradbury

06/03/2022 nsford 3 Comments

Never before have I been so repelled and fascinated at once by a book. This one is all about poisons…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, Neil Bradbury, non-fiction, reviews, science, true crime

Review of ‘A Passion for Poison’ by Carol Ann Lee

13/10/2021 nsford 2 Comments

A grim and gripping true crime account of serial killer Graham Young, the ‘teacup poisoner’. I didn’t know about him…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Carol Ann Lee, non-fiction, reviews, true crime

Review of ‘My Friend Anna’ by Rachel DeLoache Williams

23/09/2021 nsford Leave a comment

This is a courageous memoir from a woman who was scammed by Anna Delvey / Sorokin, the ‘fake heiress’. I…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, non-fiction, Rachel DeLoache Williams, reviews, true crime

Review of ‘Confident Women’ by Tori Telfer

05/08/2021 nsford 7 Comments

Why are we fascinated with con women? How do they manage to scam people so effectively and what are their…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, non-fiction, reading, reviews, Tori Telfer, true crime

Review of ‘Murder: the Biography’ by Kate Morgan

13/07/2021 nsford 20 Comments

This book is fascinating and well-structured. Don’t let the horrible cover design put you off! There is nothing gratuitously gory…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Kate Morgan, non-fiction, reviews, true crime

Review of ‘The Prison Doctor’ by Amanda Brown

11/04/2021 nsford 4 Comments

Are you drawn to medical memoirs? And prison memoirs too? Then this book is for you, as it’s about the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Amanda Brown, books, medicine, memoir, non-fiction, reviews, true crime

Review of ‘The Orchid Thief’ by Susan Orlean

15/08/2019 nsford 14 Comments

Orchids. Some people are completely obsessed with collecting and growing these (sometimes) rare and (often) ugly plants. One such collector…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, non-fiction, plants, reviews, Susan Orlean, true crime

Review of ‘Strangeways: A Prison Officer’s Story’ by Neil Samworth

14/08/2018 nsford 2 Comments

If you want an honest, shocking insight into what it’s like to be a prison officer, look no further than…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, Neil Samworth, non-fiction, reviews, true crime

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