Forensic Files Now: Inside 40 Unforgettable True Crime Cases
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- Author：Rebecca Reisner
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Polly Krize
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I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。Having never watched the program Forensic Files， this was new to me。 The short recaps of shows make these true crimes understandable。 Not sure if I will try to view the show， but you never know。
Laurie
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Forensic File fans this book is for you， even if you've never watched the show you can read up on all the cases。 I have watched the show for years and it has always been one of my favorite shows。 The book is full of information and updates on the cases and I was surprised to see that I actually remembered all of them。 To this day I still watch the reruns and I love the voice of Peter Thomas telling it。 It's not an in depth version of the stories but a short updated summary。 Forensic File fans this book is for you， even if you've never watched the show you can read up on all the cases。 I have watched the show for years and it has always been one of my favorite shows。 The book is full of information and updates on the cases and I was surprised to see that I actually remembered all of them。 To this day I still watch the reruns and I love the voice of Peter Thomas telling it。 It's not an in depth version of the stories but a short updated summary。 。。。more
thereadingowlvina （Elvina Ulrich）
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Calling all Forensic Files fans！ If you love the iconic tv show， this is a must read！ In this book， author and ForensicFilesNow。com blogger， Rebecca Reisner， shares forty cases profiled on the show along with latest updates or information on the cases discussed in this book。 I really loved the quick recap and the detailed updates on each cases。 It was a well-written and well-structured book and I enjoyed this book thoroughly！ Pub。 Date: 15th Oct， 2022***Thank you Rowman & Littlefield， Prometheus Calling all Forensic Files fans！ If you love the iconic tv show， this is a must read！ In this book， author and ForensicFilesNow。com blogger， Rebecca Reisner， shares forty cases profiled on the show along with latest updates or information on the cases discussed in this book。 I really loved the quick recap and the detailed updates on each cases。 It was a well-written and well-structured book and I enjoyed this book thoroughly！ Pub。 Date: 15th Oct， 2022***Thank you Rowman & Littlefield， Prometheus and NetGalley for this gifted reading copy。 All opinions expressed are my own。*** 。。。more
Lena
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I'm a true crime junkie。 I haven't had cable in over a decade。 Have I seen this commercial？ （Nope。） Heard about the terrible call in the game？ （What game？） Have I watched this show？ （Never even heard of it。） But I've seen every episode of Forensic Files at least three times and many of them I've searched the case and watched other documentaries about the same victim and/or killer。 When I saw this book I was instantly intrigued。 Though I enjoyed the recaps （and remembered every episode）， this boo I'm a true crime junkie。 I haven't had cable in over a decade。 Have I seen this commercial？ （Nope。） Heard about the terrible call in the game？ （What game？） Have I watched this show？ （Never even heard of it。） But I've seen every episode of Forensic Files at least three times and many of them I've searched the case and watched other documentaries about the same victim and/or killer。 When I saw this book I was instantly intrigued。 Though I enjoyed the recaps （and remembered every episode）， this book wasn't quite what I was hoping for。 For one thing， each case was organized the same way。 Teaser， statement that the episode will be recapped along with internet research （and possibly an interview）， then the recap， then the internet research/interview。 I think I would have found it more compelling if each story hadn't been organized in an identical fashion。 In some cases there was very little update， one case it was just a mention that the person was paroled in some year and turned some age a few years later。 Those cases where updated information wasn't available probably should have been left out （though it's still fun to read a recap of an episode I found interesting）。 If you're a fan of the show， you'll enjoy the book。 It's well-written and the stories are definitely very interesting。 I do hope the author writes more books like this because I would love to learn about other cases but if she does I hope she limits to fewer cases and provides more information on each。Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC。 。。。more
Amber
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。3。5 rounded up to 4 stars。Spoilers ahead。 I will not reveal anything big - most of the review vaguely alludes to plot， structure， and characters。---As a true crime fan and a longtime Forensic Files watcher， this is a great read。 The cases are interesting picks - I'm so glad glad they're not just the infamous ones that we always hear about when it comes to Forensic Files， Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。3。5 rounded up to 4 stars。Spoilers ahead。 I will not reveal anything big - most of the review vaguely alludes to plot， structure， and characters。---As a true crime fan and a longtime Forensic Files watcher， this is a great read。 The cases are interesting picks - I'm so glad glad they're not just the infamous ones that we always hear about when it comes to Forensic Files， though those are included too。 There is a nice balance in each section between covering all of the facts and digging into them， making sure the book isn't bogged down by any one case。 They structure and layout of the book was excellent， and I love that the cases are linked directly to specific episodes， so you can go back and rewatch if you felt so inclined。 The biography of the narrator is also a nice touch - his voice is so iconic， I heard it in my head while reading most of the book。 Overall， a very solid read for true crime fans。---Again， thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Nancy
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Thank you NetGalley， Rebecca Reisner and Rowman & Littlefield for the ARC of Forensic Files Now。 This is my personal review。I love watching the show Forensic Files and was excited to read this book。I enjoyed the book a lot by was hoping to get more than I did from the stories。 This for me was more of a Where Are They Now book that unknown details from the cases shown on tv。
Jen Juenke
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I was REALLY looking forward to reading this book。 Learning where the cases were， where the criminals were， what happened AFTER the Forensic Files aired。 However， this is a sad state of a book。 First the good， I really loved the authors snarkiness of some of the summation of the cases。 For instance when she would say， I guess he didn't watch Forensic Files。I liked that she TRIED to see where the victim's relatives were at， the criminals， the attorneys， etc。About a third of the way into reading t I was REALLY looking forward to reading this book。 Learning where the cases were， where the criminals were， what happened AFTER the Forensic Files aired。 However， this is a sad state of a book。 First the good， I really loved the authors snarkiness of some of the summation of the cases。 For instance when she would say， I guess he didn't watch Forensic Files。I liked that she TRIED to see where the victim's relatives were at， the criminals， the attorneys， etc。About a third of the way into reading this book， I wondered WHY？！ Why was this book written。 Yes it recapped some cases， but I really didn't get the feel of updates。 I got the author doing internet searches， social media searches， and Department of Corrections searches to update the reader。If I cared enough about the case， I could have done a google search and found the same information。 Every chapter was repetitive。。。it would start with a catchy sentence， then say what the author did to look for new information， then a recap of the episode。Only a few of the chapters were worth the hassle of getting any updates。 Most of them were internet searches of Department of Corrections information。 This book had the promise of a GREAT book， it was just meh。 Thank you to Netgalley and to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for this honest review。 。。。more
Ron Baumer
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A great companion book to the original tv series。 The author has done a great job of updating what happened to the individuals and to tell “the rest of the story”。 A great true crime novel。 Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。
Laurann
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I cannot wait to recommend this book to all my patrons who love true crime。 This book covers and sometimes updates classic cases from Forensic Files。 The television show was one of the first and best true crime shows that showcased the science behind police investigations。 While I prefer a long-form， deep dive into crime stories this was an entertaining read。 I know many people who will love the short， bite-sized recaps of some of their favourite episodes。 Great book。 Good for short bites of rea I cannot wait to recommend this book to all my patrons who love true crime。 This book covers and sometimes updates classic cases from Forensic Files。 The television show was one of the first and best true crime shows that showcased the science behind police investigations。 While I prefer a long-form， deep dive into crime stories this was an entertaining read。 I know many people who will love the short， bite-sized recaps of some of their favourite episodes。 Great book。 Good for short bites of reading。 。。。more
Mary
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Forensic Files Now is an interesting twist on true crime。 Several crimes are highlighted in the book as seen on the show Forensic Files。 The interesting part of this book are the current updates on the victims/criminal。 It was fascinating to read what happened after the convictions and are they still in prison， released， etc。 This is a great true crime book。 Thank you to NetGalley。
Sheila
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I received a free copy of， Forensic Files Now， by Rebecca Reisner， from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 I love the tv show， Forensic Files， so this was a great book for me。 It has cases I remember， and some I do not。 This book has 40 cases from the hit show， a must read for fans of the show。
Emilie Rabitoy
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I think it’s no secret that Forensic Files was and is the ultimate true crime binge worthy show。 There are entire channels dedicated to it on several networks。 Rebecca Reisner did a phenomenal job and went above and beyond when it came to research for Forensic Files Now。 I loved that this book answered so many questions left， filled in many blanks and referenced everything。 As a lover of true crime， I didn’t have to lie awake wondering what I had just seen Collier Landry in， since A Murder in Ma I think it’s no secret that Forensic Files was and is the ultimate true crime binge worthy show。 There are entire channels dedicated to it on several networks。 Rebecca Reisner did a phenomenal job and went above and beyond when it came to research for Forensic Files Now。 I loved that this book answered so many questions left， filled in many blanks and referenced everything。 As a lover of true crime， I didn’t have to lie awake wondering what I had just seen Collier Landry in， since A Murder in Mansfield was referenced。 Each recap was well done， I really， really enjoyed this book。 。。。more
Vnunez-Ms_luv2read
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This book was not what I expected。 I thought it would go deeper into episodes of the show。 Instead， it gives a very brief overview of the show and then things found on the internet about the parties involved。 This took away from the book in my opinion。 Thanks to Netgalley， the author and the publisher for the ARC of the book in return for my honest thoughts。 Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this review。
Kristi Betts
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As a huge fan of the Forensic Files series， I was very excited to find this book。 I had such high expectations， yet for me， it did not。I remembered most of the cases covered， and was looking forward to reading more in-depth information on the cases and updates。 The majority of each chapter focuses on a recap of the actual episode。 There was very little included in what has happened since the incident。 The book is written very much like the posts Reisner makes on their blog， of the same name。 I f As a huge fan of the Forensic Files series， I was very excited to find this book。 I had such high expectations， yet for me， it did not。I remembered most of the cases covered， and was looking forward to reading more in-depth information on the cases and updates。 The majority of each chapter focuses on a recap of the actual episode。 There was very little included in what has happened since the incident。 The book is written very much like the posts Reisner makes on their blog， of the same name。 I found some of the comments to be too familiar。 I did not like the addition of personal comments， for instance， the comment about needing to go to a hardware store to purchase a fire extinguisher。 I was also frustrated with the beginning of each chapter telling how they were going to recap the episode and provide information from internet research。 It seemed just too repetitive to include it in each chapter。 This kind of statement is usually included in a blog post， but shouldn't be repeated in a book， especially when being somewhat flippant （for example。。。let's get it to it。。。when moving to the recap of an episode）。For those who are not familiar with Forensic Files， the recaps and updates can be interesting to read， however for those who are true fans， it will be somewhat of a letdown。 。。。more
Kate
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