2022: I literally knew nothing about this book going into it and you probably don't either.

I would be hard pressed to find a more random assortment of situations that led to the creation of this book. Johnson is a veteran who starts a non-profit that works to relocate Iraqis to the United States. When he gets too stressed/frustrated with that Sisyphean task, he decides to devote his entire live to solving an unsolved crime that happened in another country involving a community that he knows nothing about. What?!

That all being said, it's a good story - it's frustratingly without a satisfying conclusion, but that's the risk you take when you write about true crime. This story is also without personal injury at the heart of it; it was refreshing to read a true crime novel that wasn't about murder or a devastating injury that was still incredibly interesting. I was invested, but it was just *so random* the whole time!

I ultimately would recommend this book, especially if you're looking to expand your knowledge of a totally new subject. I'm still not sure that Johnson was the most appropriate person to write this book, but also he isn't either, so it kinda evened out in the end.