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V. Charles Ward Author Of The Hendrix Joplin Community

From V. Charles' 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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V. Charles' 3 favorite reads in 2024

V. Charles Ward Why V. Charles loves this book

Before reading this book I'd never heard of Lord George, who was a travelling showman in Victorian England about the same time as Buffalo Bill was touring with his Wild West show. This book tells the life story of this interesting self-made man as well as taking another look at the strange circumstances which surrounded his death

By Karl Shaw ,

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1 author picked The Killing of Lord George as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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'A riveting read ... a dark story of murder and deceit with verve and insight' John Woolf, author of The Wonders

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A 19TH-CENTURY CIRCUS LEGEND

On 28 November 1911 a retired showman died violently at his home in North London. Known to the world as Lord George Sanger, he was once the biggest name in show business, and was venerated as a national institution.

The death of Britain's wealthiest showman read like a popular crime thriller: a merciless killer; a famous victim; sensational media headlines; a desperate manhunt laced with police incompetencies and a dramatic…


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The Time-Jinx Twins by Carol Fisher Saller,

Twelve-year-old identical twins Ellie and Kat accidentally trigger their physicist mom’s unfinished time machine, launching themselves into a high-stakes adventure in 1970 Chicago. If they learn how to join forces and keep time travel out of the wrong hands, they might be able find a way home. Ellie’s gymnastics and…

Book cover of The Murder of King Tut

V. Charles Ward Author Of The Hendrix Joplin Community

From V. Charles' 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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V. Charles' 3 favorite reads in 2024

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I'd never been particularly interested in the boy King Tut until I read James Patterson's exciting take on the subject. Suddenly, everything came alive.

By James Patterson , Martin Dugard ,

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1 author picked The Murder of King Tut as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Master of suspense James Patterson re-opens the ultimate cold case - the unsolved death of Tutankhamen.

Thrust onto Egypt's throne when just nine years old, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. After nine years in power, Tut suddenly perished and his name was purged from Egyptian history. To this day, his death remains shrouded in controversy.

Now, in The Murder of King Tut, James Patterson and Martin Dugard dig through the evidence to arrive at their own account of Tut's life and untimely death. The result is an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue, passion, and betrayal…


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