Tag Archives: murder

Sifted Ripper

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Gene Stewart

Here’s my précis & review of this material: Robert Paul, a carman, was interviewed the day after Polly Nichols’s murder was reported to say to cops he’d found the body before the constable and had seen another man standing over … Continue reading →

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Into the Water by Paula Hawkins, A Review by Gene Stewart

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Riverhead Books, 2017, 1st edition hc 388pp, ISBN 978-0-7352-1120-9 A Review  by Gene Stewart  Into the Water breaks free from all the constraints of typical thriller and commercial writing and does an amazing job … Continue reading →

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Review of The Phantom Killer by James Presley

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Gene Stewart

The Phantom Killer: Unlocking the Mystery of the Texarkana Serial Murders: The Story of a Town in Terror by James Presley Pegasus Crime, 2014, HC 1st Edition Notes, Bibliography, 8pp bw photo insert A Review by Gene Stewart James Presley, … Continue reading →

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Review of A Wilderness of Error by Errol Morris

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Gene Stewart

A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald by Errol Morris Penguin, trade pb, 553pp Copiously illustrated, extensive notes, indexed $18.99, ISBN:  978-0-14-312369-9 A Review by Gene Stewart On 17 February 1970 Army Captain Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald’s wife and … Continue reading →

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Review of Helltown by Jeremy Bates

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Gene Stewart

Helltown / World’s Scariest Places:  Book Three by Jeremy Bates Ghillinnein Books, 2015, 1st ISBN:  978 0997 096 067 A Review by Gene Stewart A group of kids drive to an isolated town in Ohio to investigate legends of hauntings … Continue reading →

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A Review of The Scribe by Matthew Guinn

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Gene Stewart

The Scribe Matthew Guinn Norton hc, 292pp $25.95 US ISBN:  978-0-393-23929-4 Set in 1881 Atlanta during the early days of the New South, The Scribe delves with depth and subtlety into the many cross-currents flowing at that time and eddying … Continue reading →

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History’s Now: Remarks About The Black Dahlia’s Possible Killer

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Gene Stewart

Fauna Hodel is the daughter of Dr. George Hodel and his daughter, Tamar, who was 14 when he got her pregnant. John Huston is said to have hit that, too, among other celebrities and VIPs.  John Philips of The Mamas … Continue reading →

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Review of The Man Who Would Be Jack (the Ripper) by David Bullock

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Gene Stewart

The Man Who Would Be Jack: The Hunt for the Real Ripper by David Bullock The Robson Press, 2012 294pp, 1 illustration, 3 appendices, no index ISBN: 9781849543408 A Review by Gene Stewart In the prologue we witness an inmate … Continue reading →

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Review of Death in the City of Light by David King

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Gene Stewart

Death in the City of Light by David King Crown/Broadway, 2011, 1st ed. 345pp, biblio, notes, index, 8pp b/w photo insert This book is sub-titled The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris, referring to Dr. Marcel Petiot, who murdered, dissected, and … Continue reading →

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“Murder Knife” as by Samael Gyre is up at BIG PULP

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Gene Stewart

Here’s the link: “Murder Knife” by Samael Gyre at BIG PULP

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