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You can't really go wrong with the Queen of Crime. As always it's well documented, easy to follow and well written.

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I'll be updating the books when I do my weekly #WinterGames2021 but this can't wait. I've finally done it! 21 days in and I've completed my entire December TBR and achieved a #BlackoutBingo on my #BookspinBingo board 😱😱😱

Now what do I do for the rest of the month....🤣

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I grew up reading Ann Rule, she set the bar for True Crime books for me. But this book, one of her last, is just not up to her usual work. There's a lot of sex shaming, unnecessary plot, and the murder itself was not as difficult to solve as Rule made it out to be. While her books normally bring the victim to life, I finished knowing hardly anything about Russel Douglas other than his wife's nasty rumors. Not recommending this one. Book 12 of 2021

Don't read this. The murder is underwhelming (it's obvious who benefited from the murder so the investigation is really a matter of slowly proving how it was done although it's not presented that way). But more importantly, the book is bi-phobic/homophobic as well as shaming of people in open relationships. The early chapters are so bad that I assumed it had been written in the 70s. But no. I guess when you're Ann Rule no one calls you out. 😡

I will preface this with I don‘t read a lot of true crime. I found this book to meander about, with a million people to keep track of and I got confused between some of them. I liked the final parts where they discussed the catching of the person and the trial. Beginning wasn‘t as good IMO. #AnyWayYouReadathon

Went on a very breezy walk today and listened to Practice to Deceive. There are SO MANY PEOPLE, I really need a cheat sheet. Enjoying it, despite the fact I feel a little lost. Hoping to finish tomorrow. #AnyWayYouReadathon #BookSpinBingo

Meh, it was okay. Maybe I wasn‘t in the middle but the writing seemed clunky and childish and the story fell flat for me. I nearly bailed on it but the promise of a trial kept me reading

Sometimes you just feel like reading about true crime. Ann Rule rules. How do these people live like this and why do people get so involved with bad decisions? Narcissistic people are SCARY.