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A review by corncobwebs
Watch Mommy Die by Michael Benson
true crime books are the potato chips of my reading life. this one was okay. I picked it up because one of the murder victims was a librarian. the killer frequented her library and they eventually started a relationship. besides the librarian angle, one of the details I'll remember most about this book was the mention of Stanko's business card, which read: "Stephen Stanko: Paralegal and Exotic Dancer." I can't believe the author didn't make a bigger deal about that. I mean, that is clearly the best paring of careers ever. and to have it printed on a business card!
There was also a very brief mention of true crime author William Dale Hudson, who had been working on a book about the Stanko murders but was found dead under suspicious circumstances. This was completely inconsequential to the story at hand, so I don't know why Benson included it. but it did pique my interest in Dale Hudson - a true crime writer who was the victim of a true crime! actually, i couldn't readily find any info about how/why he died, but the scant info that's available seems to indicate he didn't die of natural causes. someone needs to write a book about his story - it would be so meta!!
There was also a very brief mention of true crime author William Dale Hudson, who had been working on a book about the Stanko murders but was found dead under suspicious circumstances. This was completely inconsequential to the story at hand, so I don't know why Benson included it. but it did pique my interest in Dale Hudson - a true crime writer who was the victim of a true crime! actually, i couldn't readily find any info about how/why he died, but the scant info that's available seems to indicate he didn't die of natural causes. someone needs to write a book about his story - it would be so meta!!