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Lädt ... My Brother's Keeper: A Thirty-Year Quest To Bring Two Killers To Justicevon Chris Russo Blackwood
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The true story of a 1984 murder and the lengths one man went to in order to achieve justice for his brother's killing. The moment he found out his brother was missing and presumed dead, Ted Kergan launched a relentless effort to bring two suspected killers--a teenage prostitute and her much older grifter boyfriend--to justice and find Gary Kergan's body. Little did he know his quest would consume a fortune and take thirty years to reach its conclusion. Thwarted at first by the fact that his brother's body could not be located and a new district attorney was therefore reluctant to prosecute, Kergan had to keep track of the killers from New Orleans's notorious French Quarter to Las Vegas and points in between, waiting for a break in the case that seemed like it would never come. Then nearly thirty years later, science, detective work, and a brother's love and tenacity would combine for a resolution that would end in a dramatic trial in which a killer's diary would be a star witness. "A tremendous story of love and murder, faith and tenacity."--Steve Jackson, New York Times-bestselling author of A Clockwork Murder "A deeply moving story of powerful devotion."--Anthony Flacco, New York Times-bestselling author of A Checklist for Murder Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The book is structured well and the writing is okay, though repetitive at times. I wasn't riveted, but it was enough to keep me reading.
The things that bothered me:
First, Ted is portrayed as a larger-than-life hero. Yes, he is to be commended for the time and effort he put in to the investigation. But his wealth gave him immediate access to resources that made his pursuit possible. I don't want to take away from all he did to find his brother's killer, but I think it's important to note that his money was an even more important factor than his persistence. Ted is not all that unique in his drive to find justice for his brother. The unique aspect was his money and connections.
Second, and most problematic for me, the crux of the story is not explored - at all. Gary is portrayed as an upstanding man of principles, married with children. Yet he was spending his time in a low-class strip club. He was leaving that strip club with a prostitute. He was, in fact, last seen leaving that club with the prostitute. This entire aspect of the story is glossed over. We learn about it only because it's necessarily to the story, but the author never goes deeper than the surface facts. By no means am I looking for a 'blame the victim' sort of thing, but, come on, this is the heart of the story and it demanded an honest exploration.
The way this story wrapped up left me figuratively scratching my head. Despite arrests and convictions, we still have many unanswered questions and, for me, doubts. Ted's frenzy toward the end, coupled with the victim impact statement he made at the sentencing, made me feel that his pursuit was about a long-simmering need for vengeance at any cost.
In the end, the intrigue of the story was lost within the grandiosity of Ted and the absence of exploration into the reality of his brother's life.
*Wildblue Press provided me with an ebook copy in exchange for my honest review.* ( )