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American Murder Houses
American Murder Houses: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of the Most Notorious Houses of Homicide | Steve Lehto
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There are places in the United States of America where violent acts of bloodshed have occurred. Years may passeven centuriesbut the mark of death remains. They are known as Murder Houses. From a colonial manse in New England to a small-town home in Iowa to a Beverly Hills mansion, these residences have taken on a life of their own, gaining everything from local lore and gossip to nationaland even globalinfamy. Writer Steve Lehto recounts the stories behind the houses where Lizzie Borden supposedly gave her stepmother forty whacks, where the real Amityville Horror was first unleashed by gunfire, and where the demented acts of the Manson Family horrified a nationas well some lesser-known sites of murder that were no less ghastly. Exploring the past and present of more than twenty-five renowned homicide scenes, American Murder Houses is a tour through the real estate of some of the most grisly and fascinating crimes in American history. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Reportage style text that follows 27 murder houses, giving us the details of the murder, killer(s) and victim(s), as well as the selling history of the home. This is a super well researched, facts only text that covers the super famous cases (Lizzie Borden, JonBenet Ramsey) but also more obscure ones. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Victoriahoperose
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This was a really interesting book and it brought up some very good points about real estate disclosure when selling a house. It was well researched and definitely had more substance to it than I would have expected!

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Jadams89
Bailedbailed

I have made a resolution to not waste my time on books that don‘t hold my interest. So I‘m moving on to A Man Called Ove. Much better already.

YouReadMyEyes I totally agree with your resolution! Ove is great, I loved it. 6y
SandyW Life's too short to read bad fiction! 6y
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Jadams89
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Just found the True Crime section at my library. Audible recommends this one for me, but I thought I‘d rather read the physical book.
#truecrime #booksthatgetyoulooks

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Purplerosiepage
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Mehso-so

Short chapters about famous murders through history that don‘t go in depth into the crimes. The writing is mediocre- I feel there are better true crime podcasts out there that tell the same stories.

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Fancypants
Panpan

The writing was so blunt it took away from the stories. It wound up being more about the people than the houses or the murders that took place.

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Fancypants
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Been on a creepy/horror book kick lately. Hope this one is good. Any favorite creepy/horror/psychological thriller recs?

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