The Best True Crime Books Currently Available

Advantages: Fascinating insights into the criminal mind
Disadvantages: Some people might find the material disturbing

..."The Newgate Calendar" By various authors Truman Capote's book, "In Cold Blood" is often considered to be the seminal work in the true crime genre. To its enduring literary credit I must humbly disagree. Capote's book is of a far higher calibre of writing and style than most that followed. Few books that detail and examine the cases of criminals - from biographies to anthologies - resemble...

BlackSwan 05.10.2010 08:16 · Read review
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Review of Ten Favourite True Crime Books

Crime zero, another great book from Michael Cordy

Advantages: great story, great read!
Disadvantages: None to my opinion

...*THE AUTHOR I don't know much about the author, but anyway, that's not the point of this review. All I can tell is that Michael Cordy wrote 3 books: the miracle strain crime zero lucifer. I read these 3 books and they are just great. All of them. the scenario of The miracle strain has been used for a movie. *THE STORY 2008. The violent crime in America is at its higher rate. Some...

monsieur.Joda 13.01.2004 17:31 (21.01.2004 10:42) · Read review
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Henry's crime against cinema

Advantages: Vera Farmiga and James Caan added some sparkle to the film
Disadvantages: Muddled, very little comedy or drama, a poor and abrupt ending

..."Henry's Crime" (2010) is the latest offering from relative newcomer director Malcolm Venville whose only credits to date include a couple of short films and the crime drama "44 Inch Chest" (2009) which showed promise by starring such names as John Hurt and Ray Winstone. The trailers for "Henry's Crime" were a little muddled, but the premise sounded very appealing and had the making for what I...

Mildew82 22.08.2011 10:22 · Read review
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Review of Henry's Crime (DVD)