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Jonathan Goodman

Born

in Wimbledon, The United Kingdom

January 17, 1931

Died

January 10, 2008

Genre

Nonfiction, Crime, History

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Jonathan Goodman was one of Britain's leading historian of crime. The American critic and historian Jacques Barzun described him as "the greatest living master of the true-crime literature", and Julian Symons, another big name in true-crime, thought of him as "the premier investigator of crime past".

His career as a full-time writer began in the 1970s when he edited the Celebrated Trials series which itself was a successor to Notable British Trials. Then in the 1980s, he worked on numerous anthologies, such as The Railway Murders (1984) and The Seaside Murders (1985), often persuading his many friends to provide a chapter and then writing a short introduct ...more

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Jonathan Goodman’s books

Average rating: 3.68 · 481 ratings · 60 reviews · 72 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Moors Murders: The Trial of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady 4.13 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1973 — 8 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 Killing of Julia Wallace 4.02 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1969 — 12 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
	Medical Murders 3.12 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1992 — 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
	Masterpieces of Murder: The Best True Crime Writing from the Best Chroniclers of Murder liked it 3.00 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1992 — 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
	The Christmas Murders 3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1991 — 9 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 Passing of Starr Faithful 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1996 — 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
	Supernatural Murders by Jonathan Goodman, Albert Borowitz (Preface) 2.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2011 — 10 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 Railway Murders: Ten Classic True Crime Stories 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1992 — 9 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
	Murder on Several Occasions by Jonathan Goodman, Nina Lewis Smart (Illustrator) 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	The Seaside Murders: Thirteen Classic True Crime Stories liked it 3.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1989 — 5 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

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True Crime History (34 books)
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Quotes by Jonathan Goodman (?)

“Travel is for turning on; vacations are for shutting off. Travel heightens your senses; vacations dull them. Travel’s for discovery; vacation, escapism. Vacations are fine. Designing a daily life that you don’t need to escape from, however, is better.”
― Jonathan Goodman, Unhinged Habits: A Counterintuitive Guide for Humans to Have More by Doing Less

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