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I have been fascinated with true crime novels. I’ve read most of Ann Rule’s books and there were some others – Joe McGinnis’ novel about Jeffrey McDonald was very chilling and so was Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood – but none compared with her. I saw this book recommended somewhere and I see he’s written other books too so I wanted to give him a try.
The story itself was gripping. A well loved by all chiropractor named Mary Yoder suddenly became so ill at work, her personality seemed to change. She went home and virtually collapsed and her husband Bill had to rush her to the ER. Later she seemed to show a little improvement but then suddenly she worsened and died. Why? She was a healthy woman and there was no reason she should have died from what doctors thought she had: the flu.
But it turned out to be something more sinister. As her mysterious case was further and further investigated, it became clear she’d been murdered. But why? And by whom?
The author has a writing style that will draw you in. My only complaint is that he went back and forth with the story and it was sometimes confusing. Were we in the present this chapter? In the recent past? Further back? I don’t mind flashbacks if they are placed in some sort of order. I do prefer a crime story to be linear, though. I thought the reveal came way too early in the book. I think if presented another way, I’d’ve been hanging on in suspense to the end. Still, I will try another one of his books and see how I like it.
The story itself was gripping. A well loved by all chiropractor named Mary Yoder suddenly became so ill at work, her personality seemed to change. She went home and virtually collapsed and her husband Bill had to rush her to the ER. Later she seemed to show a little improvement but then suddenly she worsened and died. Why? She was a healthy woman and there was no reason she should have died from what doctors thought she had: the flu.
But it turned out to be something more sinister. As her mysterious case was further and further investigated, it became clear she’d been murdered. But why? And by whom?
The author has a writing style that will draw you in. My only complaint is that he went back and forth with the story and it was sometimes confusing. Were we in the present this chapter? In the recent past? Further back? I don’t mind flashbacks if they are placed in some sort of order. I do prefer a crime story to be linear, though. I thought the reveal came way too early in the book. I think if presented another way, I’d’ve been hanging on in suspense to the end. Still, I will try another one of his books and see how I like it.