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A review by shanitheelibrarian
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story by Jeff Jensen
4.0
This was a dark and unsettling true story that worked well in graphic novel form. I felt like I was watching a true crime investigation in the interrogation room with the detectives. I had no prior knowledge of these murders or the drawn-out interrogation. There was more text to a panel than I would normally like, but the story was so horrific and unbelievable that I was not bothered by the amount.
The novel follows detective Tom Jensen from the interview and then backtracks to the beginning of the investigation. The art and text reflect both Tom’s emotions and thoughts, as well as, Gary Ridgway’s disconnected memories and excuses. The art reflected the bleak mood and made good use of the gutters, letting readers go wherever their mind takes them. For this reason, there was no graphic detail in text or depicted in images of the crime, just whatever the reader thought. (Or in some cases saw in the news or on TV if they were familiar with the case.) There were clear transitions between the past and present which was har to interpret from the art alone since it was all black and white.
The novel follows detective Tom Jensen from the interview and then backtracks to the beginning of the investigation. The art and text reflect both Tom’s emotions and thoughts, as well as, Gary Ridgway’s disconnected memories and excuses. The art reflected the bleak mood and made good use of the gutters, letting readers go wherever their mind takes them. For this reason, there was no graphic detail in text or depicted in images of the crime, just whatever the reader thought. (Or in some cases saw in the news or on TV if they were familiar with the case.) There were clear transitions between the past and present which was har to interpret from the art alone since it was all black and white.