A review by danibean19
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

5.0

I picked up this book because I enjoy true crime novels, but really it is part true-crime, part memoir, part legal thriller, part psychology text. Through the author's exploration of a child molestor's death penalty case, she confronts her own family's history. To me, the book takes the reader down a lot of different paths, some of which I don't know if I ever will find the end of. You'll be examining your own thoughts about the death penalty, the responsibility of the legal and mental health systems to prevent dangerous people from committing violence, the humanity of even the most depraved individuals, nature vs. nurture, and... more. It also helps that it is beautifully written and constructed in a manner that keeps the reader engaged, not wanting to put it down.