Review of Secrets of a Marine's Wife: A True Story of Marriage, Obsession, and Murder by Shanna HoganRating ***** Marrying too young, adultery, and murder, are the elements behind the tragic short life of Erin Corwin. The book starts with the search and recovery of a body. The author then … [Read more...] about Review of Secrets of a Marine’s Wife
Review of The Last Slave Ship
Review of The Last Slave Ship by Ben Raines Rating ***** You can't write a book about the last slave ship to America without talking about slavery. How can one person enslave another? It starts with blatant racism. Those who enslaved others believed that they were superior, and they were, for … [Read more...] about Review of The Last Slave Ship
Review of Blowout
Review of Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel MaddowRating ***** If you've been looking for a book to explain the current crisis in Ukraine, look no further. Rachel walks the reader through every angle of the current … [Read more...] about Review of Blowout
Review of The Other Dr. Gilmer
Review of The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for JusticeRating **** 1/2 Dr. Benjamin Gilmer is eager to start his new position as a family physician, helping people in rural North Carolina. However, he soon learns from staff and former patients that the doctor he is … [Read more...] about Review of The Other Dr. Gilmer
Review of Scrapped
Review of Scrapped: Justice and a Teen Informant by Lisa Peebles and Jon O'Brien rating **** I've always been drawn to wrongful conviction stories. There's just something about the idea of an innocent person wasting away in prison for something they didn't do. Wrongful convictions happen for a … [Read more...] about Review of Scrapped
Review of The Big Cheat
Review of The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced American and Enriched Himself and His Family By David Cay Johnston rating **** While this book doesn't reveal anything I didn't already know, it does a good job of exposing the litany of money-making scams that Trump and his gang have conducted … [Read more...] about Review of The Big Cheat