Helpful Score: 6
Don't miss this fantastic true crime story. This comes from Junger's own childhood and delves into how a crime impacts his family and relates to a much, much bigger crime spree circa 1960's in his own state of Massachusetts. Written in Junger's minute by minute action style, you can't put this book down. At once almost unbelievable and at the same time completely chilling.
Helpful Score: 3
I started reading this book, stopped and read the back cover and deicded I probably wouldn't like it since it is a true account of a real crime (not a fan of those types of books) Decided to give it my mandatory 50 pages - I'm glad I did. While I wouldn't say I'm enjoying the book --can you enjoy reading about a true murder?-- I am glad I decided to read it. Well written account that reads as though you were actually there. Recommended. A little graphic, but not too bad. (position of body and such)
Helpful Score: 2
This book was just O.K. The true story of how when the author was a small child, a man came to work for them and his name was Al. Little did his mother know that this was the infamous Albert DeSalvo. There had allready been several women murdered, but when one woman was murdered the man who had worked for her was accused and put in prison. The book kind of bogged down with the trials of both Roy Clark and finally Albert DeSalvo. I have read a couple of Junger's books and really liked them, however I didn't think this one was up to his usual speed.
Helpful Score: 1
Well written and based on factual events, but a bit on the graphic side for my tastes.
Helpful Score: 1
Sebastian Junger starts this book of his search for the Boston Strangler in Junger's family
home near Boston when he was a child and his mama employed the main character which was later arrested as the Boston Strangler. The other main character is a poor black man and we are allowed to view how he is treated by the people in Massachusetts during this time period. In perfect Junger style he does a superb job developing the character of all the people involved and answers the reader's questions with his quality research. You become so involved you become part of the decision process. I enjoyed it and easily see why this timely book was such a great seller.
home near Boston when he was a child and his mama employed the main character which was later arrested as the Boston Strangler. The other main character is a poor black man and we are allowed to view how he is treated by the people in Massachusetts during this time period. In perfect Junger style he does a superb job developing the character of all the people involved and answers the reader's questions with his quality research. You become so involved you become part of the decision process. I enjoyed it and easily see why this timely book was such a great seller.
Helpful Score: 1
My husband read this first and suggested it to me. It is amazing that Mr Junger's family had interaction with the Boston Strangler. That would really freak me out! Mr Junger is a wonderful writer- I have read his book War and seen Restrepo (my son was there with the Army and was wounded there). I will read anything that Mr Junger writes or watch anything he produces for TV.
Well done crime book by author of The Perfect Storm.
This is a great non fiction acct. of a paticular time in the authors families life and how it affected him later.
Non-fiction account of the author's relationship to a serial killer-by the writer of The Perfect Storm. Not your average true-crime book.
