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A review by labunnywtf
Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris by David King
3.0
I definitely need to read more light material.
This was a surprisingly good book. It opens with so much rich information that really keeps the interest, but as the story progresses, it starts to slow down. The book is weighed down with the normal TMI format that happens with True Crime books, where we know everything about every single player in the story.
But along with telling the story of Petoit, we also get the story of the Nazi occupation of Paris. This is a lot of information that I didn't know, because while I enjoyed my history classes, I didn't retain all that much information.
The story itself is absolutely heartbreaking. The author does a really amazing job of pointing out that Petoit didn't genuinely get a fair trial, but he also makes it known that yeah, this guy was guilty as hell.
The idea of these people thinking they were escaping this horrible life, only to be murdered by this horrible monster. It's just absolutely heartbreaking.
Also? Didn't know the guillotine was used in Paris until 1977. Wow.
This was a surprisingly good book. It opens with so much rich information that really keeps the interest, but as the story progresses, it starts to slow down. The book is weighed down with the normal TMI format that happens with True Crime books, where we know everything about every single player in the story.
But along with telling the story of Petoit, we also get the story of the Nazi occupation of Paris. This is a lot of information that I didn't know, because while I enjoyed my history classes, I didn't retain all that much information.
The story itself is absolutely heartbreaking. The author does a really amazing job of pointing out that Petoit didn't genuinely get a fair trial, but he also makes it known that yeah, this guy was guilty as hell.
The idea of these people thinking they were escaping this horrible life, only to be murdered by this horrible monster. It's just absolutely heartbreaking.
Also? Didn't know the guillotine was used in Paris until 1977. Wow.