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Review of Murder As A Fine Art by David Morrell

Murder As A Fine Art by David Morrell 2013, Little, Brown, & Co. hc ISBN: 978-0-316-21679-1 Introduction, Afterword, Postscript, 358pp A Review by Gene Stewart Yes, the title echoes the book by Thomas De Quincey, Confessions of an English Opium … Continue reading

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Some Ripping Rip Snorters True and Otherwise

One interesting book I snagged recently at Half Price Books is Mysteries of Police and Crime: Victorian Murders by Major Arthur Griffiths. It is a facsimile of the 1889 edition. He was a prison inspector and deputy governor of Millbank … Continue reading

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