Review: A tough read...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
This story provides a nasty little peek into a hidden world, where bad things happen in cheap hotel rooms. It's a tough and brutal story with most of the darker sides of human nature visited - child abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, prostitution, violence and robbery, and murder.Well written, it gives you the events chronologically, from the terrible childhood of the future murderer through the failed relationships, and eventually the drug fueled get rich quick schemes.It states at the beginning that it's a true story, with the only exception being when details are changed to protect those involved, such as witnesses. It certainly feels real and one of the main things that stands out is the sheer pointlessness of the crime, no real motive or even big pay out. That and the incredible stupidity of the guilty party, by doing things like piling the trash from their hotel room in with the bodies.This is the first true crime story I have read, and I don't think I will forget it in a hurry. Do I want to read any more, the jury is going to take some time out on that one. A tough read.