Jim Schutze
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Okay fellow murderinos wondering if this book is your next read, you definitely should. This is book is like binging an entire season of your favorite true-crime podcast without having to wait a week between episodes.
Wow. This story is absolutely insane and Linda DeSilva is one badass lady. This is a story of incredible tracking, investigating and plotting on both DeSilva's side and her husband (who is barking mad by the way). Who goes into a marriage thinking there is ever a possibility of your husband hiring a hitman to kill you...especially when you have children together.
This book felt very relevant (regardless of this being a republication) considering the true crime podcasts and stories in the news now. I honestly was not even aware that it was a republication until writing this review. Plus it bridges so many different genres of reading: psychological thriller, domestic violence and family drama, true-crime, narrative nonfiction, and mystery. It is not exactly a who done it- as we absolutely know who is being everything, but the can we save Linda before it's too late and will they be able to catch Robert Edelman (the husband)?
This did take me a little while to get into, but I would say after a few chapters I listened almost straight through. You become very invested in Linda and her story. I couldn't stop reading because I needed to know if she made it or not.
This book was a reminder of the horrors that some women experience in their lives while also reminding us of the relentless spirit and resilient drive to survive inside all of us. Horrifying, yet empowering at the same time?
There were also some very sarcastic, dry-humor jokes throughout that made me chuckle despite the seriousness of the story at hand, which I enjoyed. It made all of the individuals within the story seem like real people, rather than just characters.
As for the narration, Jonathan Sleep did well with providing emphasis where it was needed and also sounded genuine in his reading.… (mehr)