50 States of Murder
An Atlas of American Crime

Thank you NetGalley for this delightfully warm and fuzzy read. Really raised my spirits. But for real this was informative and I learned a bunch. Don’t read if you get queasy about botched hangings and failed electric chair attempts.......more

This was an informative, well written, true crime novel. It features lesser known cases of heinous crimes throughout the fifty states of the USA. The stories were short but didn't seem rushed, giving enough details on the victims and perpetrators. For me, this book also highlights the major flaws in......more

In these portraits of murderers and their crimes make for a interesting read, each state has multiple different chilling crimes that are told in a way that is perfect for those that love true crime: enough to know the crime to leave you to look into the events and evidence more in depth if you wish.......more

Harold Schechter is very well known to the true crime community. I have read several of his books and have several more on the TBR pile. I initially thought I would be getting BIG crimes in this book – for instance, when I think of Chicago crimes (yes, there are a LOT), I think of H.H. Holmes and hi......more

Harold Schechter delivers on the premise given in the title. This is a book of murders divided up by state ranging from the 1800's to the 2000s. He opens with a discussion of his methods and then works his way alphabetically through the 50 states. Each state opens with a map outline with the locatio......more