Many thanks to Netgalley, Simon & Schuster Simon Element/Marysue Rucci Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the wonderful new book by Jessica Knoll - 5 stars!
In January 1978, Pamela Schumacher, president of her sorority at Florida State University, is startled awake in the early morning by a noise and chooses to investigate. She catches a look at a man fleeing the house, first thinking he is one of her sister's boyfriends. The horror soon sets in that the man brutally murdered two of the sisters and injured another before fleeing. Pamela is soon thrust into the investigation which will last for decades. On the other side of the country, Tina has been tracking the man she believes killed her girlfriend, Ruth. When she hears about the slayings in Florida, she travels there to meet with Pamela. They meet up with an investigative reporter, Carl, who as a man has access they don't.
This is a fictionalized story of the Ted Bundy murders, known only as The Defendant in this book. The focus of the story is on the bright young women in his path instead of on him, which I loved. It portrays him as average, instead of the smart, good looking man portrayed in the media. The story is told from both Pamela's and Tina's POV, in different timelines presented in such a creative way. Hard to read because you know it's based on facts, but I couldn't put this one down - highly recommended!
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