A view of one of the 20th century’s most prolific serial killers, from the memory of someone who knew him well — a cousin who grew up with him, highlights this week’s Newsmax Rising Bestsellers. There are also three other nonfiction offerings that remind the reader of the importance of this year’s election. One describes the costly and dangerous claims told to the world in the name of climate change. Another depicts the end of the world’s great civilizations as those alive at the time would have experienced them – and if can we discern any parallels to today. And finally, a popular political commentator and former liberal exposes the left’s destructive agenda. For fiction, a popular New York Times bestseller series gives us the latest episode of its famous homicide detective.
“Passions in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel,” by J. D. Robb (St. Martin's Press)
This is the 59th book in novelist J.D. Robb’s series that are centered on Det. Eve Dallas. In this one Dallas investigates the brutal murder by garrote of a bride-to-be at her own pre-wedding party in Manhattan’s Down and Dirty club — the very place where Eve nearly lost her own life. Dallas concludes that the murder required a mixture of heated passion and ice-cold calculation. She won’t stop until she finds the person responsible for shattering a young couple’s dreams before they could be realized. “Overall, this novel was an emotional and twisty tale with great characterization that kept me engaged throughout the story,” said PamG in her GoodReads review. “If you enjoy intriguing near-future police procedurals with a strong female lead, then I recommend this series. I can’t wait to read the next book.” [Fiction]
“Dark Tide: Growing Up With Ted Bundy,” by Edna Cowell Martin & Megan Atkinson (Permuted Press)
Could someone we know and trust possess a criminal mind that harbors evil secrets? Edna Cowell Martin was a cousin to Ted Bundy, who she remembered as a charismatic friend and close confidant until his dark secrets were exposed and shattered her world. Bundy eventually confessed to kidnapping, raping, and murdering 30 young women, but the actual number, from the Pacific Northwest to the beaches of Florida, is believed to be higher. He was executed by electrocution in Florida at the age of 42. “Part of what makes this true-crime account so compelling is the inclusion of personal correspondence that took place between the author and her cousin while he was in prison,” wrote Kirkus Reviews. “As they reveal Bundy’s chilling nonchalance and Martin’s own heartbreak, the letters also offer insight into the trauma that pushed the author into a 50-year silence about her ties to a violent sociopath. Eye-opening and quietly disturbing.” [Nonfiction]
“Climate and Energy Lies: Expensive, Dangerous & Destructive,” by Frank Lasee (Pierucci Publishing)
The author submits that the climate change agenda, promoted by the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, and the Democratic Party, has little to do with the environment and everything to do with control — controlling how and where we live our lives, what food we eat, and the size of the world’s population. He explains how the claim of man-made climate change is a myth, one that benefits only America’s No. 1 adversary — the People’s Republic of China — while it destroys our own economy and way of life. “This book opened my eyes to the roots of climate alarmism, the myriad of lies at the highest levels of government organizations and NGO's, and the preposterous nature of the entire argument that the world could possibly overheat, and that man could be causing it,” said Stephanie Pierucci in her Amazon review. “Every human on the globe should read this book and FIGHT BACK against the corrupt globalists siphoning our funds and freedoms.” [Nonfiction]
“Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline,” by Paul Cooper (Hanover Square Press)
Based on the author’s popular podcast of the same name, this book describes the rise and fall of many of the world’s great civilizations — in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific islands. The author-historian attempts to answer how someone alive at that time might have felt to witness the end of what was the only world they knew. “I started listening to the companion podcast during the height of COVID,” wrote RD in his Amazon review. “There is something deeply reassuring in learning that humans have been rising and falling on every inhabited continent since civilization began!! The context, storytelling and use of maps and images really brings these stories to life. I am grateful to have both the podcast and now the book - thank you.” [Nonfiction]
“Fear Itself: Exposing the Left's Mind-Killing Agenda,” by Tammy Bruce (Broadside Books)
Once upon a time, author, commentator, and radio host Tammy Bruce was a liberal, and even served seven years as president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Then Bruce began waking up to progressive nonsense. As a result, she first resigned from her position with NOW in 1995, then left the Democrat Party in 2008. She’s now a Trump supporter, saying he brought “peace and prosperity” during his first term. Bruce submits that progressives are now trying to control us through the use of fear — fear of, for example:
- pandemics,
- climate change,
- systemic racism,
- cancel culture.
Ultimately they shame us, cut us off from our friends and family, they re-write history, and destroy our self-confidence. “In ‘Fear Itself,’ Tammy shows us how the Fear Industrial Complex operates by connecting her experience as a leftist activist to a wide array of today’s issues,” said Leslie Eastman, reviewing for Legal Insurrection. “While I often given star-ratings at the end of my reviews, I am simply going to say that Fear Itself will be a priceless addition to any library, and a great gift to give young voters in this election cycle.” [Nonfiction]
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