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twiinklex 's review for:
Chasing the Boogeyman
by Richard Chizmar
A refreshing, creative and unique suspense novel that reads like true crime!
I enjoyed the book's setting in the real-life small town of Edgewood, which the author paints a vivid picture of. It feels like part-love letter and part-tribute to the place where the author grew up.
There are even photographs of the supposed victims and crime scenes, adding a layer of authenticity to the novel and making things seem all the more realistic.
The whodunit totally blindsided me (I was making so many wild guesses lol) but at the same time, made perfect sense.
Murder mystery aside, Chasing the Boogeyman is also a compelling deep dive into the human psyche. Not only does it examine the various reactions to horrific crime, the book also explores "the loss of innocence" and how "suspicion had begun to replace caution" in Edgewood,
Don't miss the equally fascinating author's note, in which Richard Chizmar shares how the book came about and describes it as "a personal snapshot of a very special time in my life that took place in a very special small town."
Even though Chasing the Boogeyman didn't wow me like I'd hoped it would after seeing so many rave 5-star reviews, it's still a clever book and definitely worth the read. Despite a slow start, I ended up really enjoying and appreciating it.
✨ "People think detective work is exciting and glamorous, full of gun battles and car chases. The truth is it's rarely any of those things. It's drudgery — sifting through hundreds, sometimes thousands of pages or reports and photographs, watching hours of security footage, knocking on doors and making phone calls and talking to people who are either too eager to talk, but have nothing to say, or have crucial information, but refuse to talk at all."
I enjoyed the book's setting in the real-life small town of Edgewood, which the author paints a vivid picture of. It feels like part-love letter and part-tribute to the place where the author grew up.
There are even photographs of the supposed victims and crime scenes, adding a layer of authenticity to the novel and making things seem all the more realistic.
The whodunit totally blindsided me (I was making so many wild guesses lol) but at the same time, made perfect sense.
Murder mystery aside, Chasing the Boogeyman is also a compelling deep dive into the human psyche. Not only does it examine the various reactions to horrific crime, the book also explores "the loss of innocence" and how "suspicion had begun to replace caution" in Edgewood,
Don't miss the equally fascinating author's note, in which Richard Chizmar shares how the book came about and describes it as "a personal snapshot of a very special time in my life that took place in a very special small town."
Even though Chasing the Boogeyman didn't wow me like I'd hoped it would after seeing so many rave 5-star reviews, it's still a clever book and definitely worth the read. Despite a slow start, I ended up really enjoying and appreciating it.
✨ "People think detective work is exciting and glamorous, full of gun battles and car chases. The truth is it's rarely any of those things. It's drudgery — sifting through hundreds, sometimes thousands of pages or reports and photographs, watching hours of security footage, knocking on doors and making phone calls and talking to people who are either too eager to talk, but have nothing to say, or have crucial information, but refuse to talk at all."