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wendyh65's review against another edition
4.0
Leroy Himes is a most repugnant man, and is on death row waiting for the chair. Most of his victims are dead, but one survived his attack and identified him. The jury did not hesitate to find him guilty, despite his claim that he is innocent - don't they all say that?
Six days before the execution is due, the one eye witness admits that she lied at the trial. She thought she was pregnant at the time, and faking the attack was the only way she could see that her ultra-strict parents would not cast her out into the cold.
But the police, when she confesses to them, don't want to know. They've got their killer behind bars, and he's going to pay the ultimate price very shortly.
Not knowing what else to do, she approaches the Seattle Sun newspaper, and asks to speak to Frank Corso, an investigative journalist who was nice to her 'back then'. She won't speak to anyone else. Only problem is, while the paper publishes his column twice a month, he's not an employee and no-one knows how to get hold of him - he's a bit reclusive...
I really enjoyed this book, and am glad one of our library members recommended it to me. Might have to go find some more by this author!
Six days before the execution is due, the one eye witness admits that she lied at the trial. She thought she was pregnant at the time, and faking the attack was the only way she could see that her ultra-strict parents would not cast her out into the cold.
But the police, when she confesses to them, don't want to know. They've got their killer behind bars, and he's going to pay the ultimate price very shortly.
Not knowing what else to do, she approaches the Seattle Sun newspaper, and asks to speak to Frank Corso, an investigative journalist who was nice to her 'back then'. She won't speak to anyone else. Only problem is, while the paper publishes his column twice a month, he's not an employee and no-one knows how to get hold of him - he's a bit reclusive...
I really enjoyed this book, and am glad one of our library members recommended it to me. Might have to go find some more by this author!
mohogan2063's review
4.0
Well written in a hard boiled thriller style. "Corso tried to remember who it was said that living in Seattle was like being married to a beautiful woman who was sick all the time. Leo, maybe" (Ford 47). Features Frank Corso, a journalist; Mrs. V., Natalie Van Der Hoven, Owner-Publisher of Seattle Sun; Fury, a "tagger;" Leann Samples, a victim; Walter LeRoy Himes, a creepy dude; and Meg Dougherty, a tattoed photographer.
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