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A collection of non-fiction accounts by international writers and experts on small-town true crime shows listeners that the real monsters aren’t hiding in the woods, they’re inside our towns.

Small towns aren’t always what they seem. We’ve been told nothing bad happens in small towns. You can leave your doors unlocked, and your windows wide open. We picture peaceful hamlets with a strong sense of community, and everyone knows each other. But what if this wholesome idyllic image doesn’t always square with reality? Small towns might look and feel safe, but statistics show this isn’t really true.

Tiny town, big crime. Whether in Truman Capote’s detailed murder of the Clutter family or Ted Bundy’s small-town charm, criminals have always roamed rural America and towns worldwide. Featuring murder stories, criminal case studies, and more, The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns contains all-new accounts from writers of true crime, crime journalism, and crime fiction. And these entries are not based on a true story - they are true stories. Edited by acclaimed author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto, the stories in this volume span the globe. Discover how unsolved murders, kidnapping, shooting sprees, violent robbery, and other bad things can and do happen in small towns all over the world.

Reviewer: Lady Librarian
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Small Towns, Big Crimes!
Review: I am from a very small town and was curious to see what was going on behind closed doors. Turns out, a LOT. These stories are riveting and the book is a real page turner. Lots of surprises in this book. I liked it so much, I am getting the other books in this series. Highly recommended!

Reviewer: Theresa McClintock
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not what I was expecting
Review: This book was so-so. Some of the stories were interesting, others not so much

Reviewer: Steve
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It’s pretty good
Review: It was a pretty good book. I found the stories well written and researched but just a little to dry for me.

Reviewer: Paula Corregan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fascinating true crime book!
Review: This book details crimes that happened all over the world at different time periods. The reader should be aware that many of the stories included in the book are very graphic and disturbing. This is especially the case of the German man who became a cannibal. If you are interested in true crime, and don't mind reading some of the more disturbing details cited in true crime stories, then you will enjoy this book. I highly recommend this book to other true crime readers.

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not bad for a freshman college newspaper
Review: Buried leads, obscure details and p!entry of details such as 3rd alley on corner of walk and don't walk by a list of dozens. To be aided by flowery descriptions and mumbled metaphors. As in any anthology, the individual writers styles do vary; but, I had learned by sophomore year that the name of the person who seconded the 12th motion was only included as filler.

Reviewer: Deborah Hoyt
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: There is only one thing wrong here
Review: The book is not long enough. The stories are well put together and concise. At the end of it all you just want more stories. I loved the first book and I love this one even more. Even if you are not a crime buff these stories are enough to get you to become one very quickly. The only thing I can say here is hurry up with the next book please!

Reviewer: Lorijoxoxo
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Short stories
Review: This book contains many short stories that were dragged out with so much repetitive information. On the plus side they were edited well. No grammatical, spelling or other errors.

Reviewer: col2910
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Interesting anthology
Review: A bit of true crime reading for a change and a collection of essays/reports/accounts on a variety of different crimes throughout the ages and in locations all across the globe.The full contents areINTRODUCTION1. SNOWTOWN by ANTHONY FERGUSON2. A TRAGEDY IN POSORJA: WHEN “PEOPLE’S JUSTICE” GOES HORRIBLY WRONG by TOM LARSEN3. ABOUT A BOY by C L RAVEN4. TWENTY CENTS’ WORTH OF ARSENIC by EDWARD BUTTS5. “I KILL FOR GOD” by MITZI SZERETO6. THE SUMMER OF “THE FOX” by MARK FRYERS7. WHO KILLED GABRIELE SCHMIDT: THE TRUE STORY AND THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING A FORGOTTEN MURDER by ALEXANDRA BURT8. BULLETS AND BALACLAVAS: THE LONG, COLD ORKNEY SHOOTING by CHARLOTTE PLATT9. THE BLACK HAND AND GLASS EYE OF EARLIMART: A KILLER’S PERSPECTIVE by CHRISTIAN CIPOLLINI10. CRIME HAS COME TO PENAL! by IRIS LEONA MARIE CROSS11. THE VOODOO PREACHER by DAVID BRASFIELD12. “LA BELLA ELVIRA”: MURDER IN THE TUSCAN HILLS by DEIRDRE PIRRO13. THE DOCTOR, THE DENTIST, AND THE DAIRYMAN’S DAUGHTER by PAUL WILLIAMS14. IN THE HOME OF THE CANNIBAL by JOE TURNER15. NAMELESS IN VAN DIEMEN’S LAND by STEPHEN WADEREFERENCES FOR “THE SUMMER OF ‘THE FOX’ ”ABOUT THE EDITORABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORSI enjoyed reading the different accounts of crimes, though a month on few of the details have really remained regarding any of the cases discussed bar two.Re-checking the collection the crimes illustrated are far-reaching...... Australia, Ecuador, Wales, the US, Germany, Scotland, England, Italy and Tasmania.One disturbing case concerns a German cannibal, who managed to meet a consenting victim via an internet chat room. The degrees of mental illness that would need to be present to either be the willing supplicant here or the perpetrator must be staggering.The other case that struck a chord concerned "the Fox." Malcolm Fairley was a burglar turned rapist who terrorized England's Home Counties area during the mid-80s for a period of about six months before he was captured. He remains in prison to this day.Why the familiarity? I worked with one of his victims and whilst she had a lucky escape, the trauma she suffered changed her dramatically. She left the workplace shortly after the incident and to be truthful it wasn't something you could discuss with her.My wife, though not my wife then, knew another of the victims. At the time she lived in one of the nearby villages where Fairley struck. He subdued a girl, her boyfriend and her brother and subjected them to a degrading and sickening assault. Absolutely vile and monstrous. A sick man with a sick mind. If he's never let out it will be too soon.I can dimly recall the fear that infected the populace, the newspaper reports and daily headlines, the extra security precautions people took, the boom in sales of weapons - mainly shotguns, and the aftermath of an attack - the shock, the outrage, the rumours and conversations dominated by one man.Major incidents and news events always seem to happen to other people in other areas and you sympathise with those affected, and then you change the channel or turn the page and get on with your life. Sometimes, very rarely events touch you closer to home.Overall - an interesting change to my usual reading.4 from 5Read - January, 2021Published - 2020Page count - 252Source - review copy from Book NewsFormat - PDF read on laptop

Reviewer: Mrs E.
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: bought as a kindle the most expensive ever cost over £8. I don't know who wrote all those rave reviews but must have been the authors friends and family. Got to 25% and couldn't read any more. Blah blah blah so much great detail so many names in each story . So so boring!