Category Archives: True crime

Recently released: ‘The Good Nurse’ by Charles Graeber

Bethany Fehlinger previews “The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness and Murder” by Charles Graeber in this April 18, 2013, post.

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Recently released: ‘Killing Kennedy’ by Bill O’Reilly

Flipside’s Bethany Fehlinger previews “Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot” by Bill O’Reilly.

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Accomac murder makes for ‘really interesting story’

Windsor Township author Mike Maloney releases “Across the River: Murder at Accomac,” about the 1881 murder of Emily Myers.

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Spring Garden author releases ‘Wicked Carlisle’

Spring Garden Township author Joseph David Cress releases “Wicked Carlisle,” a history of true crimes that happened in Carlisle, PA.

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Recently released: ‘Bring Up the Bodies’

Entertainment reporter Erin McCracken previews a recently released book. Dive in! Novel delves into Tudor history Hilary Mantel’s historical novel “Wolf Hall” won the 2009 Man Booker Prize for fiction. The story followed Henry VIII’s right-hand man Thomas Cromwell as … Continue reading

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Crime book with local ties

“Caught in the Act” by Jeanie McDonough and Paul Lonardo, a true crime book about serial killer Adam Leroy Lane, was released last week. The book recounts the attacks on two Pennsylvania women, including Conewago Township resident Patricia Brooks, who … Continue reading

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Warm up winter with a good book

The Mason-Dixon Public Library in Stewartstown will hold a two-day “Winter Used Book Sale” on Feb. 4 and 5. The sale, held in the back room of the library at 250 Bailey Drive in Stewartstown will be from 10 a.m. … Continue reading

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Did you get an eReader for Christmas?

We bought our grandson a Sony Reader for Christmas hoping to encourage him to read more and play video games less with this more “techy” way of reading. Did you receive a gift of an eReader? Do you like it? … Continue reading

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What was your favorite book of the past decade?

Go to http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5.Best_Books_of_the_Decade_2000_s and vote for your favorite book published from 2000 to 2009. Then send an e-mail to gfogal@ydr.com and let us know how you voted. My favorite? “The Book Thief”

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Looking for cheap books?

Here is a great place to find nearby sales of used books: http://www.BookSaleFinder.com/.

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