Thanks to NetGalley, Atlantic Monthly Press, and Mark Bowden for the opportunity to read this true crime story. 3.5 stars rounded up.
This is the story of the kidnapping deaths of two young sisters from a shopping mall in Maryland in 1975. But it's really the story of Lloyd Welch - the backwoods product of an incestuous, abusive family, who was eventually charged with these crimes and the detectives who spent years interviewing him. It was almost 40 years after the crimes before Lloyd was ever really questioned about his involvement when they were reviewing the file as a cold case. The interviews spanning years were a bit slow moving and repetitive, mainly because Lloyd is a liar of unbelievable portions - the stories changed daily.
The book was definitely well researched and written; I just found it to be a bit slow moving. Your heart goes out to the parents of these girls and those like them that fall prey to such monsters.
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