These stories keep your heart racing and the pages turning until the very end. Missoula Public Library has a wide variety of true crime books, from historical to current murders, unsolved mysteries, heists, and the insider's perspective - crime memoirs. We have popular authors such as Vincent Bugliosi, Dominick Dunne, Mark Fuhrman, Erik Larson and Ann Rule. Check our shelves for these great titles:
Accounts of serial killers:
"The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America," by Erik Larson (364.1523 LARSON). “Zodiac Unmasked: The Identity of America's Most Elusive Serial Killer Revealed,” by Robert Graysmith (364.1523 GRAYSMI).True crime classics that never get stale:
“In Cold Blood,” by Truman Capote (364.152 CAPOTE). Capote's terrifying retelling of the 1959 murder of the Clutter family. “The Stranger Beside Me,” by Ann Rule, 364.1523 RULE. An unusual account of the author's relationship with Ted Bundy.Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for true crime 2008 nominees:
“The Birthday Party,” by Stanley Alpert, 364.154 ALPERT. “Chasing Justice: My Story of Freeing Myself After Two Decades on Death Row for a Crime I Didn't Commit,” by Kerry Max Cook, 345.7642 COOK. “Relentless Pursuit: A True Story of Family, Murder, and the Prosecutor Who Wouldn't Quit,” by Kevin Flynn, 364.1523 FLYNN. “Sacco & Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders and the Judgment of Mankind,” by Bruce Watson, 345.7302 WATSON.2008 Edgar Award winner for true crime:
“Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy,” by Vincent Bugliosi, 973.922 BUGLIOS.Give true crime a try this summer. Stop by the reference desk and chat with a librarian for more recommendations or search for great true crime titles online with NoveList Plus, a program which allows you to explore more than 50,000 nonfiction and 160,000 fiction titles. Find it at http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org.
- Molly Kliss,
reference librarian
We have it: Staff reviews
“In the Forests of the Night,” by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Delacorte Press, 1999, Y ATWATER
This is an amazing book, and the author being 13 makes it all the more impressive. Atwater-Rhodes wastes no words overtly creating atmosphere and mood - she creates it skillfully and succinctly as part of the action. “I relinquish my human form for that of a hawk as I leave the zoo” and “I land only once, to feed” open the story. Chapters move smoothly between 1700 - when the 17-year-old protagonist Rachel Weatere first meets the malevolent Ather and is transformed into the vampire Risika - and the present day, as she steadily confronts and finally challenges her nemesis, the ancient vampire Aubrey.
Besides the superbly creepy tone and atmosphere, the best part of this book is the exploration of moral ambiguity. Rachel-Risika does not want to be a vampire, but once transformed, has all the murderous desires. She has to cope with what she's become - both the uncontrollable appetite for human blood and the moral human core that she still retains. It's a terrific evocation and exploration of the emotions and power that swirl around in adolescence.
Reviewed by Dana McMurray
Hot happenings
Here's a sampling of upcoming events at the library. For more information, call the library at 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org. If anyone attending a program needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 721-BOOK (2665).
Family Reading Program: Parsons' Ponies. Take a short pony ride with Parsons' Ponies outside on the lawn Tuesday, July 15, at 2 p.m. as part of our “Catch the Reading Bug” program. For children entering grades 1 and older. Family Reading's Family Movie: Join us for the summer reading Thursday movie at 2 p.m. Cheap Date Night. Open your eyes to the best movie deal in town with Cheap Date Night Friday, July 18, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and close at 7:15 p.m. Enter from the parking lot side of the building. Brave this month's scary selection.52 ways to use your library card
(52 maneras de usar su targeta de la biblioteca.)
No. 11: Borrow an audiobook for your next road trip. (Lleve prestado un audiolibro para su próximo viaje.)
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