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erinkelly's review against another edition
1.0
Ended up DNF'ing this one. An article would have been a way better length. There wasn't that much action and it ended up just drawing out scenes of people walking together in groups and describing who each person was. Just couldn't get in to it and couldn't care enough to keep reading.
josephb8694's review against another edition
3.0
Had high hopes of reading an engrossing and entertaining mystery. I was about a third of the way through when I realized that the story might be based on historical facts. It began to get interesting about two-thirds of the way through. Close to the end I was uncertain as to who dunnit. By the end it was clear why the case was historical and important.
This is a book I’ll have to reread now that I know the characters.....unfortunately so many with names beginning with “P”.
This is a book I’ll have to reread now that I know the characters.....unfortunately so many with names beginning with “P”.
irishcontessa's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Once again taking a star off for poor copy editing. I enjoyed this book. It revolves around Harvard and Harvard's out-sized place in Boston society during the mid 1800s as well as showing some far reaching "firsts" in criminal trials that still resonate today.
Collins' style is a little jumpy so I can see some readers not enjoying that but if you don't mind the style, this is a great true crime/history read that was clearly well researched.
Collins' style is a little jumpy so I can see some readers not enjoying that but if you don't mind the style, this is a great true crime/history read that was clearly well researched.
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