Category Archives: Crime

SHE SAID by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

Posted on December 24, 2019 by OnlyGoodBooks

Now that #MeToo has taken hold in our society, it might seem to some as though women always came forward whenever the men they worked with sexually harassed or abused them. Lest we forget, that was not the case—for centuries. … Continue reading →

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BLACK EDGE by Sheelah Kolhatkar

Posted on September 1, 2019 by OnlyGoodBooks

As a humanities person who underperformed in Econ 101, I am the last person anyone should ask for advice or even the most basic information about the stock market. Indeed, my brother who works in the financial sector recently pointed … Continue reading →

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DOPESICK by Beth Macy

Posted on August 29, 2018 by OnlyGoodBooks

As I noted in my review of Dreamland by Sam Quinones, most of us either know someone or know someone who knows someone who has suffered from opioid addiction. This horrifying epidemic, precipitated by the release of the addictive painkiller … Continue reading →

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EVICTED by Matthew Desmond

Posted on December 2, 2017 by OnlyGoodBooks

Having just finished DREAMLAND, about the opioid crisis, I turned to EVICTED, the 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winner subtitled Poverty and Profit in the American City. You could say I’m a glutton for bad news, but it’s more like I’m trying to … Continue reading →

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DREAMLAND by Sam Quinones

Posted on November 21, 2017 by OnlyGoodBooks

Depending on where you live and whom you know, you might know quite a lot about opioid addiction. You might have seen firsthand how someone goes to a doctor for back pain and ends up hooked on OxyContin. You might … Continue reading →

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RED NOTICE by Bill Browder

Posted on September 10, 2017 by OnlyGoodBooks

I admit I took my eye off the Russia ball for a while. For years, actually. Once we signed nuclear disarmament treaties with them (or first with the “Soviet Union” then “Russia”), I thought, OK, so they’re not going to … Continue reading →

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BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Posted on July 22, 2015 by OnlyGoodBooks

  Toni Morrison has called this book “required reading,” and I agree. Carved as a letter to his teenaged son, BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME explains why Ta-Nehisi Coates feels the way he feels and views the world the way … Continue reading →

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HOW TO START A FIRE by Lisa Lutz

Posted on June 6, 2015 by OnlyGoodBooks

Regular readers of this blog know I am a HUGE fan of Lisa Lutz, the author of the Spellman File series and Heads You Lose (with David Hayward). So it should come as no surprise that she has once again … Continue reading →

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COLUMBINE by Dave Cullen

Posted on April 20, 2015 by OnlyGoodBooks

April 20, 2015: Sixteen years ago today, two teenage boys conducted a violent assault on their high school, murdering twelve students and a teacher and wounding dozens of others before turning their guns on themselves. Dave Cullen’s COLUMBINE needs no subtitle. … Continue reading →

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ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK by Piper Kerman

Posted on March 2, 2015 by OnlyGoodBooks

When I finally picked up ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (originally published in 2010), I did not know what to expect. The buzz around the Netflix series, which I have not yet viewed, seems to suggest high drama, machinations, and … Continue reading →

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