Official Review: 4 Shots by Roger C. Blomquist Ph.D.

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Re: Official Review: 4 Shots by Roger C. Blomquist Ph.D.

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I don't think this is my type of story but it sounds very well written. Thank you for the review.
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Irene C wrote: 07 Apr 2018, 09:37 I'm a historical fiction fan who loves just about anything set in the past. How interesting that this is a true-crime account set in the very "ordered" Mormon world in the early 20th century. Thanks for this great review that clearly lays out the book.
I am going to read the book..the summary well captivated me.. :D :D
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Sounds like a combination of a couple of good genres. I haven't read a good book like this in quite a while! I'll definitely look at it! Thanks for the review
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I’m vaguely interested in this because of the true story piece, but still not surely this is for me since I don’t love murder mystery books. There’s something compelling about the fact that it began with an article about the real event. Thanks for your review!
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It quit a nice n interesting book,d fiction it so nice bt look like a tragedy bt it stil a nice book
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Wow. A story of a murder that really happened with real facts. From something that started as a research project that developed to a script that became this fictional story. Mixing real facts with created dialogue and situations to make a story we can understand is an awesome way to learn about this tragedy that shocked a place that never had murders. A must read.
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I forgot to add, I thought the coverage of the murder was tastefully done. I don't like it when true crimes are sensationalised, and I don't think this was. I felt for the family and felt the shock of the townspeople.
Yes this was captivating. Sometimes the language looked clumsy but that was how they spoke back then. The author made a point of saying that he captured speech verbatim from records, as how the people back then actually spoke. It had an authentic feel to it. Really well done I thought. Writing this would have been a lot of hard work.
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I am New in reading books,but the story is exciting as well suspension was very interesting .some line were reused but defined for details to understand more easily .
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I'm not reader of crime mystery though i like historical fiction. I am amazed of author's writing that gets readers immersed in their tales
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This sounds exactly the kind of book that I like to read. Thanks for the great review! It sounds like one of those interesting stories that mixes fact and fiction.
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Wow! This is an interesting review. A fictionalized account of a true-life story. The book seems suspenseful and informative, and I look forward to spending some time with it.
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This book sounds fascinating. I love criminal mysteries so will be sure to check this out. It's interesting how it's a true story and I'm curious how murder mysteries were investigated during that time. Thanks for your review.
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This book sounds very intriguing and full of mystery. More so that it took place in a very religious community where no one can possibly do any harm to anyone, much less murder of a seemingly peaceful young woman. I love mysteries and criminal investigation stories and '4 Shots' sounds like a good read. I look forward to reading it, must be quite a treat.
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Interesting review. I will actually add it in my bookshelf I love to read murder mysteries stories.
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Post by danny_mwas »

being a person who takes interest in crime books and also history the review puts me in suspence and gives me the earge to want to read deeper into the book so as to know how the mystery is solved. thanks for the review.
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