A review by theresaalan41
Death Sentence by Joe Sharkey

4.0

This is a well-written true crime story of a religious zealot who methodically killed his entire family over the course of an otherwise normal day: His wife, three teenage children, and his mother, and then got away with it for 18 years. I’m hoping it couldn’t possibly be that easy to assume a new identity these days, and he only managed it because he committed his crimes in 1971. A large portion of the book is how he survived living under his new identity. He justifies his actions because of religion, and I think he thought he was forgiven because of all his praying. That sort of thinking makes no sense to me.

Joe Sharkey is a talented writer. This a very fast, page-turning read.