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If all you wanted, was a regurgitation of events, well that's what you got! There was no effort made to flesh out the story by interviewing wider family and friends. The story was mainly pieced together from police files and newspapers. A friend of the perpetrator appeared early in the take, and one expected him to pop up as a prosecution witness, but not so! He made no further appearance - I don't understand what his purpose was. I think the author was only there for the first day and last of the trial - maybe he felt that was all that was necessary, so it left me a bit frustrated with unanswered questions. I might try one more of his books - I hope It doesn't leave me quite so confused and curious!
2.0 out of 5 starsFraught with ERRORS too numerous to count . . .
Reviewed in the United States on 9 November 2020
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This story was very cut-and-dried, but THE WORST part of it was the RIDICULOUS number of grammar/punctuation errors contained within. I was so distracted by all the silly errors that I couldn’t’ve enjoyed the story had it BEEN any good.
In reading true crime I usually develop some emotion, some feeling for the people involved. Not so here. The book was straightforward and did not delve into any of the characters except for the killer. The trial was brushed over very quickly. The prime witness evoked no sympathy from me. Interesting story with little depth.
3.0 out of 5 starsCould have been a great story, but badly needed editing, so many grammatical and punctuation errors. Not sure what that person was paid for editing this, but pretty sure my charge would be less, and more efficient.
Reviewed in the United States on 8 November 2020
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Could have been a great story, but badly needed editing, so many grammatical and punctuation errors. Not sure what that person was paid for editing this, but pretty sure my charge would be less, and more efficient.
This book left me with a lot of questions regarding evidence collection and other items. I felt it was a cliff-note version of a more in-depth case. Wasn't there ANY evidence collected from the burn site? Wasn't Krystal caught on the neighbor's video footage when she cleaned up the scene? Why wasn't Patrick's mother put on the stand or even questioned as being a witness to the burning or her remarks made on FB about the witch being dead? There are so many holes in this book it was frustrating to read.