4.0

Much like Guinn’s book about Charles Manson this is well researched, paced and written. In fact I thought the book got better and better as it built to its climax. (Speaking of Manson there were (are?) many similarities between him (he?) and Clyde Barrow.)

I liked that the author portrayed Bonnie and Clyde as multi-faceted individuals rather than as the one-dimensional crime figures of popular American crime lore. Although Sheriff Smoot Schmid (I did not make that up) gets the keystone cops dunce treatment throughout. There are some holes in the narrative but that seems to be unavoidable due to a lack of recorded history.

If you’re from the Dallas area or your name is Erin or both I would suggest adding this to your to-read list.