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The blooding

by Joseph Wambaugh · 1989

True Crime · ranked #44 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Fifteen-year-old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near the English village of Narborough. Though a massive 150-man dragnet is launched, the case remains u

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Category
True Crime
First published
1989 · 1980s
Author
Joseph Wambaugh
Standing
Recommended

About True Crime

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