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A Very Sad True Crime Book

Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt

June 22, 2023 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I picked this up because it intersected with my interests in NYC, mental illness, and true crime, and I’d been considering getting it for a while before my mom agreed to buy it for me on vacation (she’s a great mom!). Honestly, if I’d bought this myself I don’t know if I’d have been that happy with my decision because this book was perfectly fine but nothing exceptional. It was only $10 but it’s always easier when it’s not your $10. Golden Boy follows the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: John Glatt, New York City, true crime

GentleRain's CBR15 Review No:27 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: John Glatt, New York City, true crime ·
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What Do We Do When Doomsday Doesn’t Come?

The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family by John Glatt

February 1, 2022 by Pooja 4 Comments

When Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell meet, they have long held alternate beliefs about souls and the coming of the end times. But together, they advance down the path of delusion, culminating in the murder of Lori’s children Tylee and JJ. I knew of this case from fairly recent developments, when the bodies of the children were found last year, but through this book I learned that the murders had been decades in the making. The author follows Lori and Chad from their childhoods, tracing […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cult, John Glatt, Mormon, murder, non fiction, true crime

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: cult, John Glatt, Mormon, murder, non fiction, true crime ·
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