The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat

Author - Edna Buchanan ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Mass Market Paperback Book item from Pocket was reviewed on 7-Nov-2008.

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1) Mass Market Paperback Book The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat by Pocket. Edna Buchanan has written a multi-faceted book about many of the crimes in Miami and the nearby area from her career as a crime reporter for local newspapers.

She wrote about her childhood and the journey that led her to journalism.

The author related how publicity usually aids in solving cases and apprehending the guilty,but not always. The "Pillowcase Rapist" was used as an example where that tactic failed.

Victims are not always located. Like in the case of Christopher Wilder where two of his victims´ bodies were never discovered.
The disappearance of a 17 year old girl was an unsolved mystery. The poignant story of her mother´s courageous search in dangerous locales and her timeless determination was another side to that story.

Edna Buchanan documented the carnage of the race riots that resulted after the McDuffie police brutality-murder case.

There are a number of true life,colorful characters in "The Face had a Familiar Face" that make this book entertaining and hard to put down.
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2) Mass Market Paperback Book The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat by Pocket. I WOULD GIVE THIS BOOK 4 1/2 STARS BECAUSE I WISH IT WOULD HAVE HAD SOME PICTURES. THE STORIES WERE REALLY DIFFERENT AND NOT SURE I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA.¤

3) Mass Market Paperback Book The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat by Pocket. Edna is a great (and very funny) speaker. Her writing is just as good. If you want to learn exactly what a crime reporter does and learn it in a truly very amusing book, this is for you. I read this book before I heard her speak. I expected that the talk would be boring (i.e., couldn´t be as good as the book), and was I wrong! She kept all of us laughing for about 45 minutes. If you ever get a chance to hear her speak, don´t hesitate! If hearing her appears to be extremely unlikely, you are in luck because you can read her book! Seldom do I laugh out loud while reading a book, but I did while reading this one. If I ever hear the song "I shot the Sheriff" I know I will start laughing out loud again. This is light reading and you won´t regret the time you spend!¤

4) Mass Market Paperback Book The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat by Pocket. I finished this book in 2 days. I found it different from most true crime books I read, but very interesting.¤

5) Mass Market Paperback Book The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat by Pocket. First book. Mesmerizing. Tough, critical, witty, a read-to-the-end book (forget sleeping for about two days). A tough lady who won the respect of law enforcement and fellow novelist. Humorous, sad, caring,
historical and factual with no sugar coating. Just the facts, Ma´am! Street smart. If you don´t have a member of law enforcement in your family, you need to read this book to garner some idea of their lives.¤

6) Mass Market Paperback Book The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat by Pocket. For eighteen years, Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna Buchanan had one of the most exciting, frightening, and heartbreaking jobs a newspaperwoman could have -- working the police beat for the Miami Herald. Having covered more crimes than most cops, Buchanan garnered a reputation as a savvy, gritty writer with a unique point of view and inimitable style. Now, back in print after many years, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face is her classic collection of true stories, as witnessed and reported by Buchanan herself. From cold-blooded murder, to violence in the heat of passion, to the everyday insanity of the city streets, Edna Buchanan reveals it all in her own trademark blend of compassionate reporting, hard-nosed investigation, and wry humor that has made her a legend in the world of journalism.

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