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Title: A crime, indeed
Review: This could have been a fascinating book: an overview of headline-making murders over the past 100 years. But Scott--though a good writer--has no grasp of history (or perhaps--let's be fair--her editor or fact-checker done her dirt). Just in the first couple of chapters alone, the book gets the date of a famous murder off by ten years, refers to the "Ziegfield" [sic] Follies, and has the song "Good Ship Lollipop" released in the 1920s. Plus, there are no photos! I'm not asking for grisly crime scene shots, but a few illustrations are really called for in a book such as this. All in all, a sad and shabby job.
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