A review by kelseyemilia
The Skeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths are Solving America's Coldest Cases by Deborah Halber

3.0

An interesting view into the history of web sleuths and some cold case solves. I don't think it was meant to be "a history of" style book but listening to it in 2021 about the technology of and hurdles regarding the 2010 (most recent date I believe the book mentions and the copyright is listed as 2014) point of view kind of turns it into one. The style feels a little bit of a mix of first person and stream of consciousness which is a little different but the characterizations and descriptions of the places and people the author is describing paints a vivid mental picture. I think the topic is very fascinating and the true crime side of my brain appreciated the details of the cases that were being talked about in context. I think it's a decent read for someone wanting a true crime fix that's not quite as heavy as a lot of other true crime media tends to be.