Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South by Richard A. Harpootlian & Shaun Assael SYNOPSIS – he definitive true “Southern Gothic” account of the life, crimes, conviction, and execution of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins, the charismatic, brutal, well-liked, remorseless South Carolina serial killer who was dubbed the…| BookZone
Charlie and Me: Charles Manson and the Reporter Who Came to Know the Most Famous Mass Murderer in History by Mary Neiswender & Kate Neiswender SYNOPSIS – Charles Manson, arguably the most famous killer in American history, remains a source of fascination more than fifty years after the Tate–LaBianca murders that shocked the nation. In…| BookZone
Mafia Secrets: Untold Tales from the Hollywood Godfather by Gianni Russo & Michael Benson SYNOPSIS – A Mafia insider and authentic Hollywood tough guy reveals the explosive secrets he’s learned (and kept) for decades in this shocking tell all that unveils the hidden worlds of film and organized crime—from who shot JFK and murdered Jimmy…| BookZone
Every Killer Leaves a Trace: The Fatal Mistakes That Finally Exposed America’s Most Elusive Killers by Dennis Carson MY THOUGHTS – This book is twenty-six chapters of notorious true crimes, many of the best known. It cuts to the chase of each story, and gives you the meat of it. Good reading. PUBLISHER – WildBlue…| BookZone
Unfollow Me: A Terrifying True Story of a Sadistic Stalker by Kathryn Caraway SYNOPSIS – What if the man stalking you worked in IT—at the police department?”Think it couldn’t happ…| BookZone
The Disappearing Act| Reads & Knits
The Husbands| Reads & Knits
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse| Reads & Knits
The Murder of My Aunt| Reads & Knits
The Sussex Downs Murder| Reads & Knits
Body on the Island| Reads & Knits
Oracle| Reads & Knits
The Kensington Kidnap| Reads & Knits
Title: Nemesis Games (The Expanse #5) by James S.A. CoreyRating: 4 stars (🌟🌟🌟🌟)| Reads & Knits
Title: Shiver by Allie ReynoldsRating: 4 stars (🌟🌟🌟🌟)| Reads & Knits
Title: Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem KhanRating: 4 stars (🌟🌟🌟🌟)| Reads & Knits
Death on the Cherwell| Reads & Knits
Cibola Burn (The Expanse #4)| Reads & Knits
Logan's Run| Reads & Knits
The Pint of No Return| Reads & Knits
Eight Perfect Murders| Reads & Knits
The Case of the Famished Parson| Reads & Knits
The Pact| Reads & Knits
Title: Death of a Busybody by George BellairsRating: 4 stars (🌟🌟🌟🌟)| Reads & Knits
Magpie Murders| Reads & Knits
Crossed Skis: An Alpine Mystery| Reads & Knits
Who Is Maud Dixon| Reads & Knits
Refuge| Reads & Knits
Multi genre book reviews & the occasional mention of things done with yarn.| Reads & Knits
Tristan Schmidt Armeeführung und Militäreliten in Byzanz, 1081-1203: Selektion, Hierarchie, Repräsentation (Brepols, 2025), 561 pp. €110.00 Given the relatively specialized nature of Byzantine studies, it is understandable that the organization and practice of war in the Eastern Roman empire remain … Continue reading →| De Re Militari
Georgios Theotokis and Mamuka Tsurtsumia (eds.) Nikephoros II Phokas and Warfare in the Tenth Century Byzantine World (Brill, 2025), 464 pp. $160.00 Military history is sometimes disparaged; even more so, the study of “great men”. Nevertheless, contemporary mores cannot diminish … Continue reading →| De Re Militari
Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult by Ellen Huet SYNOPSIS – A cautionary tale of sex and salvation for the wellness generation: how orgasmic meditation turned into a cult. OneTaste hoped orgasm would change the world. Emerging in the midst of the late-aughts for-profit wellness boom, the company was…| BookZone
Professional Drug Addict: A Memoir of Addiction, Crime, Homelessness, and Redemption by Arnel Castro Leyve SYNOPSIS – What happens when a tech executive trades corporate meetings for meth-fue…| BookZone
The Gift of Self is written by Vandana Bhasin, a poet with whom I co-authored my first and only poetry book so far. The poems in this book are very different from those in the earlier book. It shows the growth and transformation of the poet since the last book. The sense of calmness, self-awareness […]| Eúnoia
Peace, Love, & Murder: The Charles Manson Story by Alan R. Warren SYNOPSIS – In the late 1960s, America’s promise of peace, love, and freedom collided with a nightmare that would forever change the nation. At the center of it was Charles Manson—failed musician, self-styled guru, and one of the most infamous figures in criminal…| BookZone
Presiding Over Shadows: From Chaos to Order in the Court by Michael Randazzo SYNOPSIS – I am Judge Michael Randazzo, but by all odds, I never should have been. My story begins in a pop-up tra…| BookZone
A worthy sequel to an exciting fantasy series| Trey Stone, Author
Convergence: A True Story by Jonathan Dixon & Gregg Owen SYNOPSIS – This story seems impossible. But every word is true. Convergence is the account of a vicious double homicide in 19…| BookZone
The book was published in 2015. It came to my attention in 2019 or 2021 but I did not bother picking it up because I thought it was a teen kind of book, thanks to ‘love’ in the title. I…| Eúnoia
A blog about two retired cops who went in search of peace and quiet and got more chaos than they could ever imagine.| adayinthelifeonthefarm.blogspot.com
The Serial Killer Travel Guide Across America: Your Coast-to-Coast Tour of Terror by Johnny Trevisani & Brian Whitney SYNOPSIS – The Serial Killer Travel Guide Across America isn’t y…| BookZone
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Axel E.W. Müller Gunpowder Technology in the Fifteenth Century: A Study, Edition and Translation of the Firework Book (The Boydell Press, 2024), 378 pp. $170.00 It would not be quite right to say that the Firework Books are a great … Continue reading →| De Re Militari
Oliver H. Creighton, Robert Liddiard, Alan K. Outram, Carly Ameen, Kate Kanne (eds.) Medieval Warhorse. Equestrian Landscapes, Material Culture and Zooarchaeology in Britain, AD 800-1550 (Liverpool University Press, 2025), 464 pp. $64.00 Horses, and warhorses in particular, belong to the … Continue reading →| De Re Militari
Kathryn Warner Hugh Despenser the Younger & Edward II: Downfall of a King’s Favourite (Pen & Sword Books, 2018), 232 pp. $20.00 In her introduction, Kathryn Warner states bluntly that, as there has never been a study dedicated to Hugh … Continue reading →| De Re Militari
Laurence W. Marvin| De Re Militari
Robert Allred Mysteries of the Norman Conquest: Unravelling the Truth of the Battle of Hastings and the Events of 1066 (Frontline Books, 2022), 248 pp. £18.75 Robert Allred’s Mysteries of the Norman Conquest is an re-examination of one of the … Continue reading →| De Re Militari
Martin Alvira Cabrer Muret 1213. La Bataille décisive de la croisade contre les albigeois (Vent-Terral, 2024), 448 pp. €37.00 For roughly a quarter-century, the Spanish historian Martin Alvira Cabrer has produced a steady stream of publications on the Albigensian Crusade, … Continue reading →| De Re Militari
A blog about two retired cops who went in search of peace and quiet and got more chaos than they could ever imagine.| adayinthelifeonthefarm.blogspot.com
Hello bookworms!! Today I am back with Jonny for yet another buddy reads & rants post. This time we are going to be talking about the final book in the Shadow Walker series, Shadow War by…| Misty's Book Space
Hello bookworms!! I am back again with Jonny for yet another buddy reads & rants post. Today we are going to be talking about Shadow Flames by Jina S. Bazzar. You can see Jonny’s individu…| Misty's Book Space
Hello bookworms!! I am back again with Jonny for another buddy reads & rants post. Today we are going to be talking about Shadow Walker by Jina S. Bazzar. We’ve both shared our individual revie…| Misty's Book Space
“Everything everyone knows about anything indicates that this is untrue,” – Laurent Bossavit The words science and engineering are often used when discussing computers and software. The…| Mark Greville
Ralph Moffatt| De Re Militari
book review| Art Spiel
At its simplest, this book deals with the art of asking questions. In reality, it’s about Socratic philosophy. It’s about our willingness to open our minds, close our mouths and listen. The c…| Mark Greville