Black beans & vice
J.B. Stanley
The Flab Five team up to help James discover who is sending him threatening messages and find out the truth about the deaths of a local councilman and a young animal rights activist.
Read Time: ~4.6 hr
Practically perfect
by Dale Brawn (2013)
About this book
Details the crimes of killers who very nearly got away with perfect murders, including the tale of Marie Beaulne, who laced her husband's food with poison, only to be found out when a priest recalled someone else dying that way in his village. Each tale provides specific details on the planning of each murder, the events leading up to the discovery of the criminal, and the results of the trial, usually resulting in an execution.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CorePractically perfect Lead Character
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