Fiction that reads like true crime.
Based on a notorious American serial killer whose name lives on in infamy but one I will not mention. This book was instead a focus on the women whose lives were ended far too soon, the bright young women who were murdered by the monster.
The narrative is told from multiple points of view in shifting timelines. The characters are well-developed and easy to identify with as they share their struggles to bring the killer to justice. Meanwhile, they suffer even more at the hands of men who constantly underestimate and belittle them. Certainly the time period in which these events occurred, the 1970s, shows that the issues women endured then are not completely dissimilar from those they face in present day.
I’m old enough to remember when this heinous villain was at large and when on trial. I’ve seen many documentaries and read a couple of books based on him and his crimes. I want to remember, not his name, but those of his victims who encountered this beast and did not survive.
This was my first book by this author and will not be the last. I liked the story and the writing style. The subject was interesting and the heartbreaking details will linger in my head. Still. After all these years, it still appalls and shocks.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend.
This is a standalone and is. Not part of any series.
Genre - fiction that read like true crime, based on real events and people
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