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My Rating: 4 stars
Genre True Crime

The mystery surrounding the Susan Powell mystery is a very high-profile case. There have been a few investigations shows detailing her disappearance and the aftermath, so I decided to take a peek at the book because I knew OF the case but not much ABOUT it. Well, this book and the entire story surrounding her disappearance is absolutely DEVISTATING. How a man can not only (possibly) kill his wife and then himself and his children is SHOCKING, disturbing, and utterly heartbreaking. I’ll admit, the story brought tears to my eyes, but I also felt a ton of outrage while reading it. I kept asking myself how the hell did this man get away with everything. Why was he NEVER arrested? They could have had him in cuffs so many times, but they never did! The evidence against him was ridiculously high and the police never once took him into custody. How this happened is beyond me and I can only imagine the outrage these families have felt because I felt it and I’m not even a part of the case! Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris did a good job bringing this case to light in this novel and while I’m glad to have read it (I am a true crime junkie) I am also sickened. I find myself wondering if the police in their town are to blame because they could have done SOMETHING to protect those children. Ugh. Their story is devastating.

If you enjoy true crime novels and have heard about this case, I recommend giving this book a try. While I wish there were more answers in terms of what happened to Susan Powell, I think her story SHOULD be told to help prevent things like this happening in the future.

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