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Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of Americas Greatest Unsolved Murder
Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of Americas Greatest Unsolved Murder | Piu Eatwell
With startling new evidence, this gripping reexamination of the Black Dahlia murder offers a definitive theory of a quintessential American crime. The gruesome murder of hopeful starlet Elizabeth Short, in the noir-tinged Los Angeles of 1947, has a permanent place in American lore as one of the most inscrutable of true-crime mysteries. Now, Piu Eatwell relentless legal sleuth and atmospheric stylistcracks the case after seventy years. With recently unredacted FBI files, newly released sections of the LAPD files, and explosive new interviews, Eatwell has unprecedented access to primary evidence and a persuasive culprit. She layers her findings into a gritty, cinematic retelling of the case from the corrupt LAPD and the take-no-prisoners press to the seedy underworld of would-be actresses and the men who preyed on them. In mesmerizing prose, Black Dahlia, Red Rose is a panorama of 1940s Hollywood, a definitive account of one of the biggest unsolved murders of American legal history.
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kelli7990
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For #weeklyfavorites, I‘m choosing the tagged book. I liked the way this book was written. I felt like I was reading a 1940s true crime novel. Before reading this book, I didn‘t know anything about this case. I‘ve heard of Black Dahlia because there‘s a song called Black Dahlia by the band Hollywood Undead and there‘s a band called The Black Dahlia Murder. I went and looked up the autopsy photos online and I had a hard time sleeping after that.

Read4life Great choice! 5mo
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kelli7990
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Pickpick

Here‘s my review for a book I just finished reading.

I‘m counting this book for 2 reading challenges:

Nike | Goddess of Victory: A book where the villain, in some way, wins - #greekmythologychallenge

#bookspinbingo

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kelli7990
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I‘ve been #audiogaming all afternoon with the tagged book. The game I‘m playing on my phone is Cookie Jam. I‘ve been playing for years off and on. Every time I got stuck on a hard level, I would quit playing for a while but it seems like the game developers made the levels a little bit easier because I don‘t stay stuck on a hard level for weeks like I used to. The levels are still hard but the game developers don‘t want people to stop playing.

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kelli7990
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kelli7990
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Here‘s what I‘m reading for my #weekendreads. I just started it and I‘m liking it so far. I like the writing style. I‘m not going to finish it this weekend but at least I‘ve started it.

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kelli7990
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I decided to start this book. It will work for the #greekmythologychallenge for the prompt “A Book Where The Villain, In Some Way, Wins.” This is an unsolved murder that I don‘t know anything about but I‘ve heard of it. I listened to the first 2 chapters and I like the way it‘s written. I feel like I‘m reading a 1940‘s true crime novel but I like it. I feel like I‘m going back in time but that‘s because I am. I wasn‘t even born yet.

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Morr_Books
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Pickpick

Completed book #3 halfway through the readathon. I always enjoy Black Dahlia theories. @DeweysReadathon #readathon #truecrime

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Morr_Books
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Participated in the mini-challenge: bake and stretch, while listening to the tagged book. Getting close to a quarter thru the 24-hour readathon. @DeweysReadathon #readathon #readingchallenge

tracey38 Yum! 4y
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Reviewsbylola
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My current audiobook immediately came to mind for #asilentscream.

The Black Dahlia was Elizabeth Short, her life sniffed out on January 15, 1947. Her murderer has never been caught.

This audio is so much more than just a retelling of Short‘s demise though. You get thrown into the atmospheric world of journalists and cops in the 1940s and it is delicious!

#octoberxfiles

Megabooks This may be a true crime I like. You make great true crime recs, but sometimes I get scared 😱 6y
Reviewsbylola 😆😆 I have a serious problem. This one was such a brutal killing but I personally don‘t find it scary. Then again, I‘m probably a bit desensitized by now. 😬 @Megabooks 6y
Kaye This might sound weird, but I‘ve never gotten scared reading any true crime book. The made up horror stories are much more unsettling to me. Strange. 6y
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Reviewsbylola I rarely get scared reading anything. I‘m kind of upset about it. I want something to scare the shit out of me. 😆 @Kaye 6y
Robothugs @Reviewsbylola Bahahaha I am the exact same way! It almost makes you sad when it doesn‘t. 6y
emilyhaldi Delicious eh???? 😛 6y
Crazeedi Adding, this looks good, I've heard of this but never read a book 6y
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msford88
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Pickpick

Fascinating. If you're a fan of true crime, pick this book up. This story is a touch different in that the author reveals her own detective work alongside that of those involved in the actual case. The narrative style is reminiscent of Erik Larson and every bit as intriguing.

RainyDayReading I‘ve read a couple of books about the black dahlia murder but this was definitely the most engrossing and well written. 6y
PirateJenny oooooo 6y
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Dorianna
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This evening‘s audiobook. 📖🎧

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sunshinegbruno
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Bailedbailed

I was so excited to read this book. I actually enjoyed part one, but I stopped reading a few chapters into part two.

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mariaku21
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Up next in my #litsypartyofone ...
I really should finish some other ones but #lapl wants this back since there's a queue. Guess I'm just gonna have to finish it 😊

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Liberty
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Dinner reading. 🖤☠️🥀

bitterbear spoiler alert it's probably the authors dad... 😂😂 7y
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