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By: Lovers’ Lane: The Hall-Mills Mystery — A Treasury of XXth Century Murder » Comics Worth Reading

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:26:33 +0000

[...] Famous Players [...]

By: The Lives of Sacco and Vanzetti » Comics Worth Reading

The Lives of Sacco and Vanzetti » Comics Worth Reading — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:21:52 +0000

[...] The first two books were relatively well-known single cases (the Lindbergh kidnapping, a famous director’s murder), but the third explored a place through a series of murders, and this one tackles what’s [...]

By: The Terrible Axe-Man of New Orleans » Comics Worth Reading

The Terrible Axe-Man of New Orleans » Comics Worth Reading — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:19:58 +0000

[...] series. The previous books covered The Lindbergh Child and director William Desmond Taylor in Famous Players. This time out, we don’t meet celebrities of the twentieth century; instead, the famous [...]

By: NBM Blog » Blog Archive » Geary’s ‘Famous Players’ reviews

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:53:27 +0000

[...] Draper Carlson at Comics Worth Reading says of Geary’s newest Treasury of XXth Century Murder, “Famous [...]

By: James Schee

James Schee — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:29:51 +0000

Interesting. I hadn’t heard of this murder before, but that sounds kind of interesting. I’ve picked up a few of these in the past, and its amazing how entertaining/fascinating Geary makes these.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:39:22 +0000

(I know it’s weird to comment on my own review, but this reaction seemed to be on a different level.) I found it interesting that, while the other sources I’d seen in the past emphasized how much of a harridan stage mother Minter’s mother was, and several indicated she could have been the murderer, Geary almost left her alone. I couldn’t tell if he disagreed with her portrayal elsewhere or just didn’t have the room to go into what are mostly rumors. He seemed more interested in the men in Taylor’s life, his brother and the housemen he employed.

By: NBM Favorite Titles » Comics Worth Reading

NBM Favorite Titles » Comics Worth Reading — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:19:34 +0000

[...] with the story of The Lindbergh Child. I suspect that with its Hollywood focus, the next book, Famous Players, “The Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor”, will be my new [...]