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The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer by Dean Jobb
3 reviews
librarymouse's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
This is a well written and engaging account of a terrible man.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury
meganpbennett's review against another edition
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.0
I joined an online book discussion group in the hopes of finding books to read outside of my normal genres. Books I wouldn't have otherwise picked up. This true crime story is the most recent pick.
I don't read true crime. It's not something that interests me. But a few months ago, I asked my true crime loving coworker for a recommendation. Her first suggestion was "The Devil in the White City", which I enjoyed. When this book was selected as the next read for my discussion group, I went in without much hope. However, this book was quite good. Drawn from archival records, Dr. Cream is brought to life, starting with his release from prison, his travel to Lambeth, and his arrest for poisoning a few prostitutes in London.
Then, the story abruptly goes back to his childhood, following him as he grew up, went to school, went to medical school, went to Scotland, and eventually started poisoning people. It was very well written, with a lot of emphasis on the legwork of the case, and not on Dr. Cream himself or on the gruesomeness of his crimes.
I don't read true crime. It's not something that interests me. But a few months ago, I asked my true crime loving coworker for a recommendation. Her first suggestion was "The Devil in the White City", which I enjoyed. When this book was selected as the next read for my discussion group, I went in without much hope. However, this book was quite good. Drawn from archival records, Dr. Cream is brought to life, starting with his release from prison, his travel to Lambeth, and his arrest for poisoning a few prostitutes in London.
Then, the story abruptly goes back to his childhood, following him as he grew up, went to school, went to medical school, went to Scotland, and eventually started poisoning people. It was very well written, with a lot of emphasis on the legwork of the case, and not on Dr. Cream himself or on the gruesomeness of his crimes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
moonwitch's review against another edition
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Body horror and Blood