Books by Michael Capuzzo and Complete Book Reviews
The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases
Michael Capuzzo, Gotham, $26 (384p) ISBN 978-1-592-40142-0
Despite journalist Capuzzo's obvious reverence for the crime fighters he profiles, his account of the formation of the legendary Vidocq Society is as scattered as many of the cold case files they wade through. Based in Philadelphia, the Vidocq...
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Michael Capuzzo, Author, Taylor Mali, Read by , read by Taylor Mali. Audio Bookshelf $39.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-9761932-6-5
Narrator Mali skillfully animates this gripping tale of ocean terror, putting listeners in the bloody saltwater next to unsuspecting swimmers who are suddenly fighting for their lives. The year is 1916 and a rogue great white is killing beachgoers...
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Michael Capuzzo, Author, Mike Capuzzo, Author Crown Books for Young Readers $16.95 (144p) ISBN 978-0-375-82231-5
Michael Capuzzo presents Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916, an adaptation of his 2001 book for adults, Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in the Age of Innocence. In chronicling the first documented shark attacks on...
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Michael Capuzzo, Author, Mike Capuzzo, Author Broadway Books $24.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-7679-0413-1
Beginning July 1, 1916, a spate of shark attacks off the Jersey shore befuddled maritime experts and terrified the public. In the first incident, an unsuspecting vacationer's thigh was bitten off; he eventually died. Over the next 12 days, three...
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