theresam18 's review for:

Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

4.0

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Couldn't put this book down. Super interesting format - the writer himself is the main character. And it's written so well that I am not going to lie, a few times I picked up the phone to confirm this was a work of fiction. I thought the mystery was really interesting - and I didn't see it coming (though I did pick up the major clue - just didn't identify the right person as the boogeyman!). I only gave this four stars instead of five because while I loved the detail that Chizmar put into building the world of Edgewood (the history of the towns, all of his memories, etc.) some of it (particularly the introduction) felt like it detracted from the story. It took me a bit to get into it - once I did I was hooked - but a lot of that introductory part dragged for me. Regardless - a great book and I will definitely be picking up the sequel!

*I read this as part of the 2024 Popsugar Reading Challenge - "A book about a writer/author"