Their stories are as remarkable as the crime itself. Recommended for large true crime collections. Almost as if you spent an evening with him, tarrying over dessert and aperitifs and fascinating tales of a lawyers's life. An outrageous, absorbing, and entertaining tale of murder and malice, Italian-style. A Biography of Bruno Bettleheim .
Cooper writes well and with a refreshing flair lacking in most true crime books.
The end result is a well-executed overdrive ride into a warped world where an innocent man's marriage could last only as long as his next meal. Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of Sleepers and Apaches .