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Sue Russell

欧宝娱乐 Author

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Sue Russell is an award-winning journalist and author who writes about crime, criminal justice, forensic science, health, and just about everything under the sun. Sue is the author of "Lethal Intent", a biography of executed serial killer Aileen Wuornos (new edition released Dec. 2013) and co-author, with artist Elizabeth Williams, of "The Illustrated Courtroom: 50 Years of Court Art."

"The Illustrated Courtroom," which features the work of five award-winning artists from trials spanning five decades, has won a dozen awards and honors. Among them: the 2016 Eric Hoffer Book Award, Best in Academic Press and two 2015 eLit gold medals. It also was named to the Times Literary Supplement's "Books of the Year 2014" and to Kirkus Reviews' "Best Bo ...more

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	Lethal Intent 3.67 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 1992 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Illustrated Courtroom: 50 Years of Court Art by Elizabeth Williams (欧宝娱乐 Author), Sue Russell (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star Mothers: The Moms Behind the Celebrities by Georgia Holt, Phyllis Quinn, Sue Russell (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sensual Beauty: And How to Achieve It by Britt Ekland, Sue Russell (欧宝娱乐 Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	US Magazine (BURT REYNOLDS...Burt's Girls Tell All...Sally Field , Candice Bergen , Jill Clayburgh , Lesley-Anne Down) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alias monster by Sue Russell (欧宝娱乐 Author), Lars Ahlstr枚m (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Shocking, sad, revealing, and deeply researched, this true account of the life and crimes of serial killer Aileen Wuornos will fascinate true-crime fans.”
― John E. Douglas

tags: crime, criminal-investigations, criminal-justice, criminal-profiler, serial-killers, true-crime

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“It鈥檚 not easy to find old-school journalism in true crime 鈥� yet with Lethal Intent, author Sue Russell proves how integrity, tenacity, brutal truth and honest reporting become essential components to what is a riveting鈥攊f not terrifying鈥攏arrative of America鈥檚 most hated 鈥榤onster,鈥� Aileen Carol Wuornos. It鈥檚 not easy humanizing serial killers, but through an objective lens, clear and defined, Russell paints a graphic portrait of Wuornos鈥� evil intentions and rough life鈥攁 true page-turner, breathless, intense鈥攂ut also important.”
― M. William Phelps, Bad Girls

tags: crime, criminal-justice, serial-killers, true-crime

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“Leave something for someone but dont leave someone for something.”
― Enid Blyton, Five on a Hike Together

tags: leaving, someone, something

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“Some people hate you for who you are, some people hate you for who they're not... and some people hate you just because you showed up.”
― Tom Szollosi

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