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theboldbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you Kensington Publishing Corp.. for the gifted copy..
Death on Ocean Boulevard is about the strange case of Rebecca Zahau who was found bound and hanged two days after her boyfriend Jonah's child seemingly fell to his death while under her care and her death was ruled a suicide.
I knew about this case before reading this book so I was familiar with what happened. While the book did give some additional information, it was a but repetitive and it was sort of dry. I wish the author had delved more into the lives of Rebecca and Max too, but part of the reason for not doing that could be that Rebecca hid her real life from her family and several people didn't want to cooperate for this book.
Much of the book focused on the civil trial of Adam Schaknai who Rebecca's family believe to have murdered her. While the book presents a couple theories other than suicide, I didn't feel like any of them were actually explored. While the author put a lot of time into investigating this case, I just don't feel like age found enough information to make this a fully fleshed out book.
I would recommend this book to those who don't already know about Rebecca Zahau's death.
Death on Ocean Boulevard is about the strange case of Rebecca Zahau who was found bound and hanged two days after her boyfriend Jonah's child seemingly fell to his death while under her care and her death was ruled a suicide.
I knew about this case before reading this book so I was familiar with what happened. While the book did give some additional information, it was a but repetitive and it was sort of dry. I wish the author had delved more into the lives of Rebecca and Max too, but part of the reason for not doing that could be that Rebecca hid her real life from her family and several people didn't want to cooperate for this book.
Much of the book focused on the civil trial of Adam Schaknai who Rebecca's family believe to have murdered her. While the book presents a couple theories other than suicide, I didn't feel like any of them were actually explored. While the author put a lot of time into investigating this case, I just don't feel like age found enough information to make this a fully fleshed out book.
I would recommend this book to those who don't already know about Rebecca Zahau's death.
googie_puvdan's review against another edition
1.0
Wanders, self-serving; cheap characterizations and superficial research.
mkaybaker07's review against another edition
5.0
We're truly on a roll for Good Book Club Picks. This one FLEW; truly a great end of summer pick.
cycle1's review against another edition
5.0
Wow!! I could not put this down! This is well researched and written. I will read many more books by this author!!!
tessanne's review against another edition
3.0
This book was quite interesting though it could have used some serious paring down. Maybe 100ish fewer pages could have conveyed the same info in a less repetitive fashion.
I knew about this story previously, but this book goes into greater detail. While there are no definitive answers to many of the questions asked within, there is interesting speculation to go along with what we can easily see is often-conflicting information and details about the cases under discussion.
I knew about this story previously, but this book goes into greater detail. While there are no definitive answers to many of the questions asked within, there is interesting speculation to go along with what we can easily see is often-conflicting information and details about the cases under discussion.
libraryfiend's review against another edition
3.0
This book was 50% too long. All the important details are in the first half and the rest was just drawn out details of the family’s legal process that was quite boring. I learned a lot of interesting background details that helped contextualize the case but I was left feeling just as confused about what actually happened as when I started. Solid 3.5 stars.
wilko's review against another edition
5.0
This book just goes to show all the investigative TV shows don't tell you everything, this books delves so much more into everything that happened as well as the people involved in both tragedies that occurred at Spreckels Mansion.
This book steps you through the lead up and aftermath of Rebecca and Max's deaths as well as the many layers and different turns the lives and investigation took which actually left me going from confident in regards to what I thought occurred from watching shows to feeling conflicted about almost everyone especially Rebecca after learning so much more about her past which is complex, along with Adam and how he acted then and since, then we have how the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department acted then and now which infuriated me.
This is definitely a book where you can get the honest and hard facts that have been meticulously gathered and laid out for you to draw you own conclusion on, you are not swayed one way or the other into what is believed to have happened it is up to you. I also felt when added in the personal connection that the author has to the subject it gives everything a more personal feel and depth to it that makes you take note of actions and information so much more.
This book steps you through the lead up and aftermath of Rebecca and Max's deaths as well as the many layers and different turns the lives and investigation took which actually left me going from confident in regards to what I thought occurred from watching shows to feeling conflicted about almost everyone especially Rebecca after learning so much more about her past which is complex, along with Adam and how he acted then and since, then we have how the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department acted then and now which infuriated me.
This is definitely a book where you can get the honest and hard facts that have been meticulously gathered and laid out for you to draw you own conclusion on, you are not swayed one way or the other into what is believed to have happened it is up to you. I also felt when added in the personal connection that the author has to the subject it gives everything a more personal feel and depth to it that makes you take note of actions and information so much more.
biblioberg's review against another edition
4.0
What an excellent and thorough book on the crazy true crime story.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.