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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 7, 2022
My Family Murder Mystery pt 2
Where to Start? Intergenerational Trauma and its Roots A whispered story swept through three generations of my family. A whisper that...
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Lavinia Thompson
Jun 20, 2021
Strange Obsessions Part 1
A cobblestone alley filled with shadows, dim lanterns, and silence. Whitechapel, London, England, 1888. A night looked different back...
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Lavinia Thompson
May 25, 2021
Book Review: "The Great Diamond Heist" by Gordon Bowers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5 stars) An intriguing and detailed glimpse at one of the most audacious crimes in Great Britain, and the world. This book...
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Lavinia Thompson
May 20, 2021
Angel of Death: Reta Mays
update In October 2021, more details were revealed on the investigation that led up to the arrest of Reta Mays. The details are outlined...
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Lavinia Thompson
May 3, 2021
The Degrees of Monstrosity 3: Arsenic
In the era where we find Mary Ann Cotton, arsenic was everywhere. One could find it in rat poison, candles, face powders, candies,...
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Lavinia Thompson
Mar 7, 2021
A Tale of Two Killers
Trigger warning: violence, mention of child abuse, mental illness. When killers are given names like the “Devil’s Daughter” or the...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 28, 2021
Monthly Musing: Marketing without KDP Select
Part 3 of my book marketing series. To be exclusive, or not to be? It’s an age-old dilemma for the self-publishing world. There are...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 14, 2021
Monthly Musing: Is Blogging Still Alive?
Part 2 of my Book Marketing blog series. The media we consume changes in the blink of an eye. Within one or two short decades,...
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Lavinia Thompson
Jan 2, 2021
Monthly Muse: Book Marketing Part 1: Author Websites
With the upcoming release of “Beyond Dark 1: Belladonna”, I have been immersed in book marketing research. The bane of authors....
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Lavinia Thompson
Dec 12, 2020
Book Review: "Jack the Ripper: The Suspects" by the Whitechapel Society
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars Something in the mysterious persona of Jack the Ripper intrigues most true crime lovers. This book offers a balanced,...
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Lavinia Thompson
Nov 8, 2020
A Research Dump: the Pink Panthers
This blog has been full recently of discussing “Beyond Dark” and the upcoming launch of “Belladonna” (it’s coming, I promise! I want to...
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