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Released: Sept. 1, 2011
"The prose is workmanlike, but Rossmiller's patriotic, risky involvement in righting the wrongs of 9/11 resonates on every page."
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 9, 2011
"A thoroughly researched, quirkily written saga suggesting that truth is, in fact, often stranger than fiction."
A nonfiction mystery revolving around the identity of a legendary criminal who has never been apprehended.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 9, 2011
"A serious, informative look at the Mafia from the inside, but fatally lacking in zest."
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Released: Aug. 2, 2011
"An object lesson in what a couple of determined law-enforcement agents can accomplish, even when outnumbered by the bad guys. "
A real-life
Law & Order case, starring Romedio Viola, a detective from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Bonnie Klapper, a prosecutor from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 2, 2011
"Burleigh's propulsive narrative and the many unsettling aspects of the case make this a standout among recent true-crime titles."
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Released: Aug. 1, 2011
"A slice of American crime history both instructive and tragically entertaining."
The story of an 1874 kidnapping in Philadelphia that received sustained national attention.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 12, 2011
Account of a highly publicized 1926 murder in Fort Worth, Texas, and the trial of accused killer J. Frank Norris, a fiery fundamentalist preacher.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 5, 2011
"A flawed account of a sensational murder case."
Examination of a murder investigation perhaps gone awry, with Caucasian racism against African-Americans as the leading cause.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 5, 2011
"A worthwhile read for true-crime fans and followers of the case, but those looking for insight into the mind of a killer will be disappointed."
A thorough, journalistic recounting of two crimes, five years apart, linked by the same alleged perpetrator.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
"Wry and rollicking, these escapades offer old-fashioned literary fun while somewhat taxing reader credulity and patience."
NONFICTION
Released: June 21, 2011
"A fast-paced, heart-racing nonfiction thriller, occasionally bloated by excessive drugs, blood and bullets."
Jorge Salcedo's clandestine transition from a notorious drug cartel's head of security to a DEA informant.
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Released: June 14, 2011
"Both a gripping true-crime narrative and an astonishing portrait of fin de siècle yellow journalism."
Collins (English/Portland State Univ.; The Book of William: How Shakespeare's First Folio Changed the World, 2010, etc.) unpacks a sensational 1897 murder case that fascinated the public as it played out across the front pages of the New York City's leading newspapers: Joseph Pulitzer's New York World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal.
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