Book Notices | Angel Killer by Deborah Blum / Murder in the Yoga Store by Peter Ross Range

Deborah Blum, Angel Killer

Amazon   Deborah Blum's Kindle Single Angel Killer is a very readable and interesting account of a series of unusually gruesome crimes, Albert Fish's string of child abductions and murders in the 1920s. A great, quick read--a perfect example of the Single format--but if you're faint of heart, some of the details may give you nightmares.

Peter Ross Range, Murder in the Yoga Store

Amazon   In his Kindle Single Murder in the Yoga Store Peter Ross Range details the 2011 murder of a young woman working at a Lululemon store in an upscale part of Bethesda, Maryland. The book covers the murder itself and the backgrounds of those involved, the police investigation and trial and verdict. It's an interesting read that holds one's interest--another good use of the Single format, which I'm liking more and more. Given how vicious this crime was, I almost hesitate to say that the book is a good read, but it was, and it's appropriate to say it. I don't want to sound like the idiot on Amazon who gave this one a one-star review because the story, unlike Agatha Christie novels, is violent.