Many thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing | Thomas & Mercer for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest true crime novel by Gregg Olsen. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!
In 1990 in Washington state, three women's bodies were found on the banks of the Spokane River. They were part of a close-knit alliance of sex workers whose oath to protect each other was, in the end, hopeless. For twenty-two years their brutal murders went unsolved. In 2012, a DNA cold hit pointed to Douglas Perry. A repeat offender, he was currently incarcerated in Texas. But there was a twist - the facility was for female prisoners. The man they were hunting was now a woman.
I will always read anything Gregg Olsen writes - and I've read a lot of his books. The subject matter is always meticulously researched and, especially important in this book, sensitively written. The story of the nation's first transgender serial killer is a wild one, and it is most definitely sad. It showcases how mental illness, addiction, and poverty cause so many to live on the fringes of society, always in harm's way, and how evil people exploit that. The true heroes of the story were the law enforcement officers who were diligent about keeping the women's names and stories in the forefront for decades, wanting to bring some semblance of peace to their families.
No comments:
Post a Comment