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I think I listened to this audiobook some time in the great haze of late 2019 when I started a new job that I had a near 2 hour commute on. Wake up at 4:30am, leave at 5:30, get to the parking lot at 7:15, nap until my job started at 8:30, leave at 5:30, get home at 7:30 or 8, MAYBE see my husband for an hour, sleep at 9:30, rinse and repeat 5 days a week for 7 months...what does this have to do with this book? Not much. But I'll always remember Billy Jensen's narration keeping me sane in Southern California traffic, and for that I have a warm spot in my heart for this book.
That soft spot bumps this from a 4.5 up to the full 5 star rating for me, because this book is also also really damn good.
I can't remember many details right now but from what I do remember, I really enjoyed hearing about Billy's life. Especially interesting was how he began to get into amateur sleuthing, and the stories of how his tenacity, his drive, his patience have all led him to wanting to help solve crimes, not just write about them.
One thing I do remember loving: Billy is very patient and understanding of how slow police investigations move. In contrast to books and movies and TV shows that depict characters jumping ahead of things because they can't wait or don't want to wait (and because of plot), Billy gives the police what he has, and simply waits for them to work within the bounds of the law. He's also very adamant about his rules for citizen sleuthing for the network he's setting up - all very important, very respectful rules.
I don't think this is something you read simply because Billy was friends with Michelle McNamara and was part of her attempts in looking into the Golden State Killer, nor to read because he's been tangential to some big cases or helped finish writing [b:I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|35068432|I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|Michelle McNamara|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1499131009l/35068432._SY75_.jpg|56363890].
This book is all those things. But, I think this is to be read as insight into the life of someone who has spent their whole life writing about crime, and who is likely to spend the rest of their life doing their best to help solve crimes. I think you can read this as a look into the mind of someone who is probably going to go on to be a true force for Good for the rest of his life.
That soft spot bumps this from a 4.5 up to the full 5 star rating for me, because this book is also also really damn good.
I can't remember many details right now but from what I do remember, I really enjoyed hearing about Billy's life. Especially interesting was how he began to get into amateur sleuthing, and the stories of how his tenacity, his drive, his patience have all led him to wanting to help solve crimes, not just write about them.
One thing I do remember loving: Billy is very patient and understanding of how slow police investigations move. In contrast to books and movies and TV shows that depict characters jumping ahead of things because they can't wait or don't want to wait (and because of plot), Billy gives the police what he has, and simply waits for them to work within the bounds of the law. He's also very adamant about his rules for citizen sleuthing for the network he's setting up - all very important, very respectful rules.
I don't think this is something you read simply because Billy was friends with Michelle McNamara and was part of her attempts in looking into the Golden State Killer, nor to read because he's been tangential to some big cases or helped finish writing [b:I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|35068432|I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|Michelle McNamara|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1499131009l/35068432._SY75_.jpg|56363890].
This book is all those things. But, I think this is to be read as insight into the life of someone who has spent their whole life writing about crime, and who is likely to spend the rest of their life doing their best to help solve crimes. I think you can read this as a look into the mind of someone who is probably going to go on to be a true force for Good for the rest of his life.