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THE MIDNIGHT ASSASSIN by Skip Hollandsworth

July 8, 2016

TERRIFYING TEXAS MURDERS of the 1880s, brilliantly revisited by an incomparable true-crime writer. B PLUS

THE MIDNIGHT ASSASSIN
Henry Holt & Company
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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THE MARK INSIDE, by Amy Reading

May 8, 2012

FASCINATING TRUE STORY of a 1919 confidence game (and the victim’s revenge) sheds light on the history of scams.

Grade: B PLUS

THE MARK INSIDE: A PERFECT SWINDLE, A CUNNING REVENGE, AND A SMALL HISTORY OF THE BIG CON
Knopf
2012

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FLAGRANT CONDUCT, by Dale Carpenter

April 13, 2012

THE UNTOLD STORY BEHIND the landmark gay rights decision in Lawrence v. Texas. Engaging and well researched!

Grade: B PLUS

FLAGRANT CONDUCT: THE STORY OF LAWRENCE V. TEXAS
W. W. Norton & Company
2012

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