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Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs

The Mind Of A Murderer – A true crime essential read

duffythewriter February 6, 2021 The Mind Of A Murderer – A true crime essential read2021-02-06T14:22:33+11:00 Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs

'Whodunnit' doesn't matter so much, not to a forensic psychiatrist. We're more interested in the 'why'. In his 26 years in the field, Richard Taylor has worked on well over a hundred murder cases, with victims and perpetrators from all walks of life. In this fascinating memoir, Taylor draws on…

The Snapshot Killer – Did Christopher Wilder commit the Wanda Beach Murders?

duffythewriter May 30, 2019 The Snapshot Killer – Did Christopher Wilder commit the Wanda Beach Murders?2019-05-30T11:47:10+10:00 Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs

I had never heard of Chris Wilder ‘‘The Snapshot Killer’. A man who terrorised young girls in Australia in the ’70s is still a suspect in one of Sydney’s most horrific double murders, The Wanda Beach Murders of 1965 and who fled to the USA to continue his sadistic, murderous…

The Fatalist – A cold bloodied killer and the man who accidentally befriended him

duffythewriter December 27, 2017 The Fatalist – A cold bloodied killer and the man who accidentally befriended him2017-12-27T16:50:14+11:00 Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs

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See What I Have Done – Eerie, unsettling historical fiction

duffythewriter April 26, 2017 See What I Have Done – Eerie, unsettling historical fiction2017-04-26T16:46:09+10:00 Duffy's Favourite Reads

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Jo-Ann's books

The Soldier's Wife

by Pamela Hart

The Soldiers Wife is about a young war bride called Ruby who loses her Jimmy when he is called up and sent to fight in World War One. He leaves her in Sydney with two choices; Go back to the family homestead in Bourke, or stay in Sydney...

Skin

by Ilka Tampke

Skin is a complete U-turn to my last few reads. Those that know me, know that I’m an ancient history geek, so when I threw my name in the ring to win a copy of Skin from The Reading Room, I was pretty pleased when it landed in my postbox...

Season of Shadow and Light

by Jenn J. McLeod

This is a story of Paige who has had a bloody rough time of it. Her husband has been a complete jerk, she suffered the loss of a child, post-partem depression and is recovering from a stroke. She decides to get away with the two people ...

Where They Found Her

by Kimberly McCreight

A body is found in the woods of a small town on the outskirts of the University grounds. Molly, a rookie reporter who is rebuilding her life after losing a child, is assigned the case for the local newspaper. Many secrets are kept behind...

Enough Already: Create Success on Your Own Terms

by Mike Iamele

I was looking forward to Enough Already by Mike Iamele. The book deets gave me the impression that this was something fresh, modern and interesting. I was pretty disappointed. The talk of Zuckerberg and Sean Parker lulled me in, but I q...