Thomas E. Gaddis (1908–1984)

I wasn't going to read this, because I was really disappointed with [b:Into the Water|33151805|Into the Water|Paula Hawkins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1494055413l/33151805._SY75_.jpg|53837721] but I read a few reviews that sounded like with this book she went back to the style I loved from [b:The Girl on the Train|22557272|The Girl on the Train|Paula Hawkins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574805682l/22557272._SX50_.jpg|41107568].

The plot is very twisty, and 6 degrees of separation style like The Girl on the Train. I enjoyed that it showed the events from the entire casts perspective. No real main character in the book. Just a bunch of lives and how they intertwine with each other.

This book is very tragic, it has a somber ending and dives deep into family troubles. If you're looking for warnings, there's abduction, child death, adultery, murder, attacks, and animal murder.

The mystery aspects were kind of duh so the final reveal wasn't really that dazzling. Not that it made it a bad read, I just expected more I guess. Overall it's an emotional read, that connects a lot of dots along the way.

The narrator of the audiobook was A , added a great level of emotion to each characters voice.

If you like books that have a few different puzzles happening all at once, you'll love this one.… (mer)

I probably read this b/c Joe Coleman made a painting of Panzram. I don't like to totally emphasize the social in the shaping of humans but in some cases it seems fairly obvious that if a person's abused long enuf they'll become completely desensitized to abusing others. Such was the case w/ Carl Panzram.

Panzram, the murderer that this bk is about, is quoted as saying "In my lifetime I have murdered 21 human beings. I have no desire whatever to reform myself. My only desire is to reform people who try to reform me. And I believe that the only way to reform people is to kill 'em."… (mer)

Carl Panzram, One of Americas most evil...Serial Killer, Rapist, arsonist and burglar, his litany of crimes is truly astonishing. Considering his apparent lack of education, this extremely self critical and articulate autobiography about his life and his descent into crime is a chilling insight into the man. His story was considered so shocking; it wasn’t published for more than 40 years!!

This is recommended reading for any True Crime Buff.....This is the 'Jewel in the crown' of my True Crime Collection!… (mer)