Review of The Edge of Malice
Review of The Edge of Malice: The Marie Grossman Story by David P. Maraldi Rating *** The Edge of Malice is a 360-degree examination of one particular crime and its aftermath. Marie Grossman stopped by a Burger King on her way to watch her son at a sporting event. That simple decision turned out to […]
Review of Happy Land
Review of Happy Land – A Lover’s Revenge: The nightclub firs that shocked a nation by OJ ModjeskaRating *** 1/2 The date was March 25, 1990. On that day, 87, mostly young people, lost their lives in a deadly fire. The how and why of that tragedy is what this story is about. The fire […]
Review of Evil at Lake Seminole
Review of Evil at Lake Seminole: The Shocking True Story Surrounding the Disappearance of Mike Williams by Stephen Epstein Rating ***** A man goes missing while on a duck hunting trip in the Florida panhandle. That mystery propels this narrative in the opening pages. Unlike most missing person mysteries, however, the reader learns early on […]
Review of Bloodlines
Review of Bloodlines: The True Story of a Drug Cartel, the FBI, and the Battle for a Horse-Racing Dynasty written by Melissa del BosqueRating ***** This is a story about the good guys getting the bad guys. And when I say bad guys, these aren’t your run-of-the-mill bad guys. I’m talking Breaking Bad, drug cartel […]
Review of Ameican Prison
Review of American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer Rating **** This book is full of stories of injustice, but there was one story that stood out for me. It came at the very end of the book. It involved an inmate who had been shot by police. […]
Review of The Chain
Review of The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food by Ted GenowaysRating **** Ted Genoways’ book The Chain is another addition to a long list of narratives that have detailed the industrialization of food. In this case, the subject concerns the industrialization of pork. The same problems highlighted here are also present […]