annieturnsthepage's Reviews (486)

This man is horrifying. I honestly couldn't put the book down. It was very well written and engaging.

This was a really good true crime book. I remember hearing about the Long Island Serial Killer but it was only in passing. This book caused me to learn more about it, and the fact that at this time it still remains unsolved.

I really appreciated the lengths the author took to tell you about these 5 women who were murdered. Show them for the human beings that they were, not just escorts. Their stories were all sad and tragic in their own ways. I did get a little confused at times, through no fault of the author, because with the exception of two girls (Shannan, Amber), their names all started with an M (Maureen, Melissa, Megan). Then their working names were used sometimes, and it muddied things a little. But, that can't be helped.

I truly hope that the killer of these women can be found. I wish their families left behind can attempt to get some peace. I have my own thoughts on who it might be, but I guess time will tell.

Majority of these stories I really enjoyed. I think that Autopsy Room Four might be the most unsettling. Being "dead" but not really and possibly being autopsied is just...ugh. So that was a heck of a way to start the book.

I also really liked The Road Virus Heads North, Lunch at the Gotham Cafe, L.T.'s Theory of Pets, That Feeling You Can Only Say what It Is in French, 1408 (the whole reason I wanted to read this collection), and Riding the Bullet.

The Man in the Black Suit and In the Deathroom were interesting for sure, just not favorites.

Ones I wasn't super into were The Death of Jack Hamilton, The Little Sisters of Eluria, Everything's Eventual, Luckey Quarter, and All That You Love Will Be Carried Away. I'll admit, Little Sisters got a bit better as it went on. I was a little lost during it at first. I haven't read any of The Dark Tower series but I will soon.

But overall, it was a really good book. I liked the variety in the stories.