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Murder at Teal's Pond
Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks | Mark T. Givens, David Bushman
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A brilliantly researched reinvestigation into the nearly forgotten century-old murder that inspired one of the most seductive mysteries in the history of television and film. In 1908, Hazel Drew was found floating in a pond in Sand Lake, New York, beaten to death. The unsolved murder inspired rumors, speculation, ghost stories, and, almost a century later, the phenomenon of Twin Peaks. Who killed Hazel Drew? Like Laura Palmer, she was a paradox of personalities--a young, beautiful puzzle with secrets. Perhaps the even trickier question is, Who was Hazel Drew? Seeking escape from her poor country roots, Hazel found work as a domestic servant in the notoriously corrupt metropolis of Troy, New York. Fate derailed her plans for reinvention. But the investigation that followed her brutal murder was fraught with red herrings, wild-goose chases, and unreliable witnesses. Did officials really follow the leads? Or did they bury them to protect the guilty? The likely answer is revealed in an absorbing true mystery that's ingeniously reconstructed and every bit as haunting as the cultural obsession it inspired.
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Brooke_H
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I often find myself drawn to the tagged book at the library where I work because it is incredibly popular, and I‘m a huge Twin Peaks fan. But the Goodreads reviews are pretty bad, so I‘ve been staying away. Today this note fell out of the book while I was pulling it out of the book drop, as if to remind me why I really shouldn‘t read it. 😂

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jdiehr
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Bailedbailed

I hate bailing on books.

It wasn't sparking joy or anything else for that matter at 30% in.

Onward.

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stevesbookstuf1
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Panpan

A historical true crime story with a connection to the TV show Twin Peaks. In 1908 the young, blonde, and beautiful Hazel Drew was murdered. Her murder was never solved.

I did enjoy the history but ultimately was disappointed at the inconclusiveness of the true crime story. The authors offer a possible solution, but after 100 years that's all they can do.

Full review if interested: https://tinyurl.com/yckw2c5v

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Lizwarnerpdx
Bailedbailed

I could not get into this one. The style just wasn‘t working for me.

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stevesbookstuf1
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“Dusk descends on the mountains of Taborton, though inside the woods it is already darkening“ - David Bushman & Mark T. Givens, 𝙈𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙡'𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙣𝙙.

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