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Solving Cold Cases: True Crime Stories That Took Years to Crack
Chilling. One of the best words to describe the cases recounted in this book. These gruesome crimes seemed to hit a dead end… That is until the case was reopened for investigation years later and solved.
From the more famous cases to the more obscure, the crimes and hardships that the victims had to suffer will send shivers down your spine. Notably detailing the disappearance of Chandra Levy to the multiple murders committed by Dennis Rader.
You will find that this book includes:
• Bone chilling murder and disappearance cases
• The rise of DNA technology
• International cases from the United Kingdom
• More local cases from North America
• Ingenious methods that some investigators had to resort to in order to solve the cases.
• Cases that took decades to solve!
From the more famous cases to the more obscure, the crimes and hardships that the victims had to suffer will send shivers down your spine. Notably detailing the disappearance of Chandra Levy to the multiple murders committed by Dennis Rader.
You will find that this book includes:
• Bone chilling murder and disappearance cases
• The rise of DNA technology
• International cases from the United Kingdom
• More local cases from North America
• Ingenious methods that some investigators had to resort to in order to solve the cases.
• Cases that took decades to solve!
88 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 12, 2015
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Andrew J. Clark
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November 25, 2018
Okay in a bare bones sort of way, but just once I'd like to read a true crime book that doesn't include some version of, "Unlike on TV, crimes aren't solved in one hour..." (this book manages to say it twice within a few pages). Does anybody really think that crimes are typically solved in sixty minutes? Why this admonishment?
November 30, 2015
Solving Cold Cases Enjoyable book, but very short at 85 pages. Still, it managed to cover quite a few cases in detail without getting repetitive or dry.
Come to think of it, the book isn't much longer than my review.
Come to think of it, the book isn't much longer than my review.
August 6, 2015
What was there was good but could have used more.
July 3, 2017
Crime stories are always fascinating to me
I am always fascinated by crime stories, and it seems that technology is our friend in this regard, even if not always. DNA testing is especially beneficial for this purpose. I anticipate the mandatory collection of DNA records starting at birth at some point in the foreseeable future as a deterrent to criminal behavior. There will always be crime, no matter what deterrents are put in place, and crimes of passion are almost always committed impulsively, so those will continue to occur, but there may be fewer people who believe they are smart enough to beat the system if they are taught from an early age that the odds are decidedly NOT in their favor.
I am always fascinated by crime stories, and it seems that technology is our friend in this regard, even if not always. DNA testing is especially beneficial for this purpose. I anticipate the mandatory collection of DNA records starting at birth at some point in the foreseeable future as a deterrent to criminal behavior. There will always be crime, no matter what deterrents are put in place, and crimes of passion are almost always committed impulsively, so those will continue to occur, but there may be fewer people who believe they are smart enough to beat the system if they are taught from an early age that the odds are decidedly NOT in their favor.
April 11, 2022
I don’t know if 3 stars is a fair rating for this book but here we are.
It wasn’t that bad, just wasn’t what I expected, it was good for what it was. It was really short read and it appears to be a first in a series of books on the topic. I came across the book from a podcast Anatomy of murder the April 4th episode where Clark gave a brief insight to how recognize the post behavior actions of an offender. I just so happen to be working a cold case myself right now so as soon as his book was mentioned, I immediately went out in search for this book thinking I would get a few pointers to shake up my perspective a bit. This didn’t have the pointers I was hoping for but instead, a series of cold cases from history and how they were solved.
It wasn’t that bad, just wasn’t what I expected, it was good for what it was. It was really short read and it appears to be a first in a series of books on the topic. I came across the book from a podcast Anatomy of murder the April 4th episode where Clark gave a brief insight to how recognize the post behavior actions of an offender. I just so happen to be working a cold case myself right now so as soon as his book was mentioned, I immediately went out in search for this book thinking I would get a few pointers to shake up my perspective a bit. This didn’t have the pointers I was hoping for but instead, a series of cold cases from history and how they were solved.
January 26, 2023
Barely finished the first chapter and already given up reading this, thanks to its poor quality of writing. It’s as though it had gone through not even one round of edits. There are plenty of repetitive styles of starting a sentence throughout just 2-3 pages and fullstops were used where there should be semicolons, which makes for a confusing read. At page 7 I already found a grammatical error, which is very frustrating.
The writing style when telling the cases is alright, the author sectioned them quite nicely and it’s a quick read, but otherwise it’s very bare and definitely not captivating - if it isn’t for the cases themselves maintaining my interest, the writing would be hard to read. Simply not motivated to read this any further.
The writing style when telling the cases is alright, the author sectioned them quite nicely and it’s a quick read, but otherwise it’s very bare and definitely not captivating - if it isn’t for the cases themselves maintaining my interest, the writing would be hard to read. Simply not motivated to read this any further.
June 2, 2018
Fascinating!
This book was filled with interesting cases and was very detailed and well researched. There were a few grammatical errors, however. Well worth reading.
This book was filled with interesting cases and was very detailed and well researched. There were a few grammatical errors, however. Well worth reading.
August 26, 2020
Very interesting
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May 31, 2021Love these books!
Highly recommend to all crime lovers. Very detailed and we'll written. Some cases are modern while others have baffled for years.
Highly recommend to all crime lovers. Very detailed and we'll written. Some cases are modern while others have baffled for years.
September 20, 2024
This book has definitely given me the true crime bug!
February 15, 2025
More like 2 1/2 stars
I didn't dislike this book. It just appeared the cases were kind of random. I have liked other books by this author.
I didn't dislike this book. It just appeared the cases were kind of random. I have liked other books by this author.
January 2, 2017
"These crimes have been solved through a variety of means, with the detectives involved often battling against years of misfortune and bad luck to finally come face-to-face with the criminal."
I love reading about crimes and criminals I haven't heard of before. They're far more fascinating than the popular criminals. So opening this book and looking at the contents page was so refreshing, having only heard of one out of the ten mentioned.
This book mainly focuses on the victims and it's wonderful! You get to read about the crime, the victim(s), the suspect(s), the trail(s) and what happened after a conviction in such a short, simple format. I can't compliment it enough!
I love reading about crimes and criminals I haven't heard of before. They're far more fascinating than the popular criminals. So opening this book and looking at the contents page was so refreshing, having only heard of one out of the ten mentioned.
This book mainly focuses on the victims and it's wonderful! You get to read about the crime, the victim(s), the suspect(s), the trail(s) and what happened after a conviction in such a short, simple format. I can't compliment it enough!
September 4, 2016
I think "it was ok" is the best description of this book ever. It's less than 90 pages, and I think I read it in just over an hour while at work. It was available on kindle unlimited, but I'm not sure I would have purchased this book since it's SO short. However, I like the way it's broken up into sections for each case.
October 22, 2015
I found this book really easy to read and follow. I have a keen interest in true crime and cold crimes fascinate me with the technology being made available to solve them and finally bring peace to the families concerned. This was a really good book.
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April 5, 2017
Some well-known cases included
This is a well-written and well-researched account of some well-known cold cases that have been closed. From Chandra Levy to the Birmingham church bombing, they have been either solved or deemed unsolvable for whatever reason.
There are many other cases that are not so well-known, so you'll find plenty here for your reading pleasure.
This is a well-written and well-researched account of some well-known cold cases that have been closed. From Chandra Levy to the Birmingham church bombing, they have been either solved or deemed unsolvable for whatever reason.
There are many other cases that are not so well-known, so you'll find plenty here for your reading pleasure.
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