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Nieuchwytni. Jak rozwiązywałem sprawy z Archiwum X by Paul Holes

13 reviews

loriley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.0

While the stories the author have to tell are very interesting my main takeaway from this book is how sad I am for his wives and children. He obviously is such a shitty husband and absentee father. He obviously thinks very highly of himself and doesn’t seem capable of understanding his children’s and wives’ perspectives. Also the narration from the actual cases jumps around a bit. Overall ok

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Child death, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death, Rape, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was good, but hard to read at times. The different cases he talked about were very interesting and it was interesting to see the behind the scenes and how investigations work. I also liked learning more about the golden state killer and his friendship with Michelle. The only thing I didn’t like was hearing about his horrible marriages. I get why he talked about them because the job took over his life, but I didn’t care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Child abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Addiction, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Grief, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Death

carlytenille's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Rape, Child death, and Murder

danimacuk's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Blood, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Stalking, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Confinement, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Body shaming, Cancer, and Animal cruelty

wanna_read's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Alcohol, Torture, Suicide, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Child death, Murder, Stalking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Rape, Gore, Drug use, Death, and Blood

sophier's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Body horror

keelywmson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Rape, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment

decembermagpie's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, and Torture

ame_lepage's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

 I picked this book up on a whim. I really had no expectations, so I really didn't know what I was getting into.
I would like to say first that this book has many trigger warnings: very graphic rape and murder scenes, portrayal of depression and PTSD, and just mental health issues in general. I sometimes had a hard time getting through some parts.
This memoir was eye-opening in many ways. I've always been a fan of true crime and getting a behind-the-scenes perspective was interesting. Paul Holes' story is fascinating and I'm glad that I discovered his story.
The end really allowed us to see the deep connexion between Paul and the victims. You could see how emotionally involved he was in the different cases and I honestly teared up a little.
However, I do think that the book ended up being a little bit repetitive. He talks a lot about different cases that he delt with throughout his career, but at the end, they were pretty similar.
The ending was filled with scientific terms that kept me from fully understanding the Golden State Killer case's conclusion. The writer did overall a good job at making the science palatable. But she kind of dropped the ball at the end.
Overall, I'm glad I read this. It's not the best memoir that I have ever read, but it certainly was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

beccaboo2216's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

A look into the capture and unmasking of The Golden State Killer and the unmasking of cold case investigator Paul Holes. This book details Paul's journey with anxiety, PTSD, and panic attacks in the aftermath of facing some of the worst crime scenes in history.

Cases are described respectfully and from Paul's perspective with facts sprinkled in. I thought it well done.

Still amazed I got to see him speak live last month at his book talk. He even signed my copy of this book!

A well-written story focused on the consequences of reality and of following a career you were designed to fulfill. 4.5 stars (rounded to 4)

This lost half a star for me because I struggled with the writing a bit. The memoir hit all the main points throughout Paul's life and his career but some sections felt rushed, confusing, and seemly popping out of nowhere. I had to read multiple paragraphs over to understand what was happening.

Overall, I recommend this to any true crime fanatics and those who have or are looking to have careers in criminal justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Torture, Stalking, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcohol