Tag Archives: murder

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches, by Alan Bradley

Posted on September 5, 2014 by

The Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley are fun, short novels starring Flavia de Luce, a precocious chemistry loving girl that solves local murder mysteries. The whole series is great, and I highly recommend if you enjoy murder mystery … Continue reading →

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Movie one liners

Posted on August 26, 2014 by

A surprisingly moving docu-drama based on the final days of Jim Jones’ and his followers. It really bothers me that I never knew that it was as much murder as mass suicide. Very, very sad, but informative.  Jonestown: Paradise Lost … Continue reading →

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I read this on the internet – True Crime, The New Yorker

Posted on August 5, 2014 by

If you haven’t heard yet, The New Yorker has given free online access to it’s content since 2007. Yay! Longform.com listed some of their favorite available articles and I read this one first: True Crime tells the story of one … Continue reading →

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In the Woods, by Tana French

Posted on June 23, 2014 by

In the Woods, by Tana French 2007 In the Woods is a mystery/crime novel set in Ireland. It follows Rob and Cassie, detectives trying to solve the case of a murdered 12 year old girl that may have links to … Continue reading →

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Under the Dome, by Stephen King

Posted on June 16, 2014 by

(A million trigger warnings for rape and violence) Well, I guess I’m not a Stephen King fan. My first foray into King’s cannon was through movies (Carrie, Christine) and the movie The Green Mile was what got me to read my first … Continue reading →

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Thrillers!!!!

Posted on June 4, 2014 by

I think Kiss the Girls started a serial killer/thriller movie spree in our house lately.  First up: Prisoners, 2013 Hugh Jackman is a man possessed in Prisoners. When his daughter (and his neighbor’s daughter) go missing, the Wolverine claws come … Continue reading →

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Movie One Liners

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

Here are some movies we’ve watched lately Thelma and Louise, 1991 – A movie that made me feel proud to be a woman, and a sad and touching story of fear, friendship, and never looking back. A classic for a … Continue reading →

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