Review of Chaos: The Manson Murders In 1969 Charles Manson’s name became famous as the cult leader who sent his followers to murder high profile Hollywood elites. But, is that really all that happened? Is there more to the story? Chaos: The Manson Murders is a documentary on Netflix that takes a look at someContinue reading “True Crime: Chaos”
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Movie Review: The Talented Mr. Ripley
Movie Review By The Yard “The Talented Mr. Ripley” is a fantastic movie based upon one of the best crime fiction novels of all time. The movie is full of big name people, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchet, and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Matt Damon gave an awesome performance. But,Continue reading “Movie Review: The Talented Mr. Ripley”
Fade To Black
Stories by Robert White Fade to Black is a new collection of short stories by author Robert White and published by Close To The Bone Publishing. The Amazon page had this to say: “Fade to Black ‘s stories present characters you might see on any street in any town anywhere. Or maybe you wondered aboutContinue reading “Fade To Black”
True Crime: Bronson
Check out Charles Bronson’s book Michael Gordon Peterson AKA “Charles Bronson” is known as England’s most violent inmate. This is his autobiography. Charlie was locked up in 1974 for robbery, But, because of his behavior in prison, he keeps getting more time added to him. He has spent decades in prisons and insane asylums becauseContinue reading “True Crime: Bronson”
True Crime Movie: End Of The Rope
North Dakota 1931 The 2023 True Crime Movie “End of the Rope” Describes the disappearance of the 6 member Haven family, in Schafer, North Dakota, in 1931. Husband, wife and four kids. Charles Bannon became the prime suspect based upon evidence he was trying to steal the Haven farm. It was discovered that the family Continue reading “True Crime Movie: End Of The Rope”
Book Review: First Blood
Book Review by The Yard This is the book that introduced Rambo to the world. It was first published in 1972 by David Morrell. He was fresh out of college and saw how the Vietnam War impacted the soldiers who returned. He also saw how hippies were treated in various parts of the country atContinue reading “Book Review: First Blood”
Book Review: Rum Punch
Book Review by Chris Bunton Rum Punch is the second Elmore Leonard book I’ve read. It is the sequel to the book The Switch, and has the same main characters. Ordell Robbie, Louis Gara, and Melanie. The book takes place many years after the first book, and the characters have changed. They are all moreContinue reading “Book Review: Rum Punch”
Book Review: The Switch
Review by Chris Bunton The Switch is a book which was first published in 1978 by Elmore Leonard. And I’ll just be honest. I think I found my new favorite crime writer. I realize that his books are older. But, I like books from earlier eras. In “The Switch”, Ordell Robbie, and Louis Gara areContinue reading “Book Review: The Switch”