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A review by elzecatreads
The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America by David Stout
2.0
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free e-book in exchange for an honest review.
The Kidnap Years is an in-depth look at numerous kidnappings that took place in the United States in the early 1930s. The book also discusses the creation of the FBI, J.Edgar Hoover, issues around prohibition, gangsters, and the mob. The most famous of all kidnappings, of course, is the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping, and this case was gone over in intricate detail.
While I found parts of the book to be interesting, particularly the formation of the FBI and some of the investigation surrounding the Lindbergh case, the kidnapping stories themselves became repetitious after just a few chapters. The conclusion to the book felt a bit rushed and contrived and I was left wondering what was the point? I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I thought this would be a more interesting subject than was presented in this book.
The Kidnap Years is an in-depth look at numerous kidnappings that took place in the United States in the early 1930s. The book also discusses the creation of the FBI, J.Edgar Hoover, issues around prohibition, gangsters, and the mob. The most famous of all kidnappings, of course, is the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping, and this case was gone over in intricate detail.
While I found parts of the book to be interesting, particularly the formation of the FBI and some of the investigation surrounding the Lindbergh case, the kidnapping stories themselves became repetitious after just a few chapters. The conclusion to the book felt a bit rushed and contrived and I was left wondering what was the point? I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I thought this would be a more interesting subject than was presented in this book.