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‘Honour: Achieving Justice for Banaz Mahmod’ by Caroline Goode
‘Cold a Long Time: An Alpine Mystery’ by John Leake
Three Quick Reviews: Tanya Bretherton, Cho Nam-ju & Imbi Neeme
‘Bowraville’ by Dan Box
‘Eggshell Skull: A memoir about standing up, speaking out and fighting back’ by Bri Lee
3 page-turning reads by Chip Cheek, Sabine Durrant and Rob Hunter
‘Wedderburn: A True Tale of Blood and Dust’ by Maryrose Cuskelly
My Mother, A Serial Killer‘My Mother, A Serial Killer’ by Hazel Baron and Janet Fife-Yeomans
The Scholl Case‘The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage’ by Anja Reich-Osang
‘The Suitcase Baby’ by Tanya Bretherton
The Fact of a Body‘The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir’ by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
The Red Parts‘The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial’ by Maggie Nelson
You could do something amazing with your life [you are Raoul Moat] by Andrew Hankinson‘You Could Do Something Amazing with Your Life [You Are Raoul Moat]’ by Andrew Hankinson
The Family by Chris Johnston and Rosie Jones‘The Family’ by Chris Johnston and Rosie Jones
Wild Man by Alecia Simmonds‘Wild Man’ by Alecia Simmonds
A Murder without motive‘A Murder Without Motive: The Killing of Rebecca Ryle’ by Martin McKenzie-Murray
The media and the massacre by Sonya Voumard‘The Media and the Massacre’ by Sonya Voumard
Eugenia by Mark Tedeschi‘Eugenia: A True Story of Adversity, Tragedy, Crime and Courage’ by Mark Tedeschi QC
‘A Deadly Secret: The Bizarre and Chilling Story of Robert Durst’ by Matt Birkbeck
‘This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial’ by Helen Garner

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