With patience, the reader will find an epic who dunnit in this detailed but somewhat disorganized narrative set in a very different America. Such a work can be fun, true crime at its best!
This should be the stuff of a gripping, can’t-put-it-down thriller, but the book is disappointing. Although Koeppel clearly conducted an impressive amount of research, there just isn’t enough information available to justify a book-length project, even one this slim. Consequently, the author fills the space with unimportant, unrelated details that do little to contribute to his story ... A stupendous long-form magazine piece masquerading as a book.
