Review of Floodpath by Jon Wilkman
Review of Floodpath by Jon Wilkman Rating **** This story is about a dam collapse in 1928 and the aftermath. The disaster and subsequent investigation are well told and will keep you engaged. I did, however, find some of the background material a little slow. I’m not knocking the book for that. In nonfiction, background […]
Review of Collision Course
Review of Collision Course by Alvin Moscow Rating **** The appeal of disaster stories lies in the details of the how and why but also in learning about the people who are affected. Who was at fault? What steps could have been taken to avert tragedy? What were the consequences? Alvin Moscow attempts to answer […]
Review of 13,760 feet
Review of 13,760 feet: My Personal Hole in the Sky by Mark L. Berry Rating ***** On July 17, 1996, TWA 800 experienced a center fuel tank explosion at 13,760 feet during its climb out of New York’s JFK airport. On board the flight was the author’s fiancé Susanne Jensen. Mark is also a pilot and […]
Review of The Witch of Lime Street
Review of The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction and Houdini in the Spirit World by David Jaher Rating *** 1/2 If you know anything about the life of Harry Houdini, then you know about his personal crusade to unmask those who claimed to be able to communicate with the dead. What I didn’t know, […]
Review of Just Mercy
Review of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Rating ***** At the center of this story is the wrongful conviction of Walter McMillian and the author’s attempts to free him. Interspersed between that story are other stories of wrongful convictions and sad accounts of a broken justice system. Along the way the author touches on a number […]
Review of Dateline Purgatory
Review of Dateline Purgatory: Examining the Case that Sentenced Darlie Routier to Death by Kathy Cruz Rating **** Imagine being attacked in your own home, with your throat cut almost to the carotid artery. Two of your young children are stabbed to death. And you are the one the police charge and put on death row. […]