Loulou Finch

Best true crime book in the past decade. I discovered the book by pure chance this summer, in June 2021. I bought the book first in digital form. I started reading it right away and from the first page till the last I was sucked into the vortex of the whole story, it was compelling. The heart-breaking, brutal murder of 19 years old student Theresa Allore and other victims, the endless efforts of the victim’s family members and their search for answers and more heartbreakingly how the Canadian justice system, the Québec Police force operated and let the victims and their families down; make the reader - rightfully so - infuriated. The book is a perfect example of investigative journalism which is a rare virtue these days, brilliantly written, purposefully structured. Every detail is meaningful and counts, not a word is redundant. The ending haunted me, I kept thinking about the cases that I’ve read in the book, and I spent many sleepless hours about what I’ve read and the whole story wouldn’t leave my mind, it kept nagging at me. The authors take us readers through 1970s Canada, Québec, and other surrounding cities such as Montreal, Lennoxville, Sherbrooke. They investigate murders and introduce us to a serial killer and let us readers draw our own conclusions. I was so impressed with the book and the gripping tales of true crimes, and injustices that I wanted to buy a hard copy (not digital this time) a signed paperback edition of it as well, so I bought the same book twice and am reading it again.