I've read several more non-fiction books this month that I just don't have time to do comprehensive reviews on. Following is a short bit about each book just in case there are any other non-fiction junkies out there like myself.
Skyjack by Geoffrey Gray revisits the hunt for the mysterious hijacker, D.B. Cooper. In 1971, a man calling himself D.B. Cooper boarded a Northwest Orient flight in the Northwest, demanded $200,000, took the money, parachuted out of the plane and was never heard from again. The mystery of who D.B. Cooper was and the debate over whether he lived through the jump out of the airplane is legendary. If you like a real life mystery but one that still has no solution, this book is for you. The author proposes some pretty compelling scenarios for who Cooper might have been.
I hesitated to even post about this book on my blog. The Casey Anthony case is one that seems to polarize people pretty quickly. If you followed the case and wanted to know more about why she allegedly killed her daughter, this book does lend some interesting albeit theoretical insights into her mind and motivations.
Sandy from You Gotta Read This I know this is right up your alley!
And last but not least is a book that tells the true story of a famous murder case on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This book will have you questioning what having a fair trial really means and if it is possible if not likely that innocent people end up in prison for crimes they didn't commit.
In other news this week, I've received a stack of books from Harper Publishing for some upcoming
TLC book tours that I will be mentioning in a post later this week. Also, my sweet partner on the
Stephen King Project,
Natalie from Coffee and a Book Chick sent me a book too and I was so excited to receive it. More on these books later this week...
I read another book about that murder on Cape Cod. Think it was called Invisible Eden -- very good.
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Very interesting nonfiction titles... think I'd be most interested in Reasonable Doubt.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy crime non-fiction so the last two appeal to me. Will have to see if I can hunt them down at the library.
ReplyDeleteI want to read the Casey Anthony book, but I can't bring myself to buy it.
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for good nonfiction. The Manso book looks interesting to me, and your comments about it have really piqued my interest.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing what you have on tap for TLC.
those are some great looking true crime books!
ReplyDeleteWell you were on a true crime spree weren't you? (That sounds kind of bad … I should have put "true crime READING spree" in there.) I hope they someday figure out this D.B. Cooper thing!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could ever be on a murder jury because I think I would always have that "seed of doubt"..only because if you don't see it with your own eyes someone could lie... having said that, I still "feel" Casey Anthony got away with it and the real sinker in the whole thing is that she will eventually become very rich because of it... that will never make sense to me ...
ReplyDeleteI'm so choosy about true crime, don't really read much of it. But sometimes the mood does strike.
ReplyDeleteThat last one by Peter Manso looks particularly intriguing. I love true crime when it gets into the ethics and obstacles of the justice system. Have you read Janet Malcolm's The Murderer and the Journalist? I loved that book - so clever and so provocative.
ReplyDeleteDiane: I read Invisible Eden by Maria Flock too!
ReplyDeleteJoAnn: It was good albeit difficult to read about how our system in the US is not always fair and equal.
ReplyDeleteCat: Hopefully both will be available from your library. I purchased the Casey Anthony book (much to my chagrin) but got Reasonable Doubt from the library.
ReplyDeleteBybee: I know what you mean. It really PAINED me to buy this one but justified it to myself since I knew she isn't profiting from it.
ReplyDeleteTheBookGirl: The Manso one is definitely worth picking up. It shined a light on the whole justice system for me.
ReplyDeleteMarie: I seem to never be able to resist a good true crime book.
ReplyDeleteNaida: It is such a weird case that it almost seems fictional but it isn't.
ReplyDeleteJenners: Ha, you are right, that doesn't sound good! But, I was on a bit of a spree, wasn't I?
ReplyDeletePat (DesLily): I think you are right. She did get away with it!
ReplyDeleteStacyBuckeye: I go in cycles where I read several in a row and then can't bear to pick up another one for awhile.
ReplyDeleteLitlove: Yes, I have read that one and actually quite a few on the McDonald case including the one by McGinnis. It's a very interesting case indeed.
ReplyDeleteYay, so excited you received the book!
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