A review by toniclark
True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa by Michael Finkel

3.0

This is the third book in a row by Michael Finkel that I've read. This one, his first of the three, I liked less than the other two. It's a darn creepy story — in large part because of the crime committed, the seeming lack of motive, and the chronic lying of the murderer. But also, I found Finkel's involvement with the criminal kind of queasy-making, too, and often found myself questioning his motives and methods. I guess the motive was to find and tell a great story, but the extent to which Finkel aggressively pursued the murderer through letters, calls, and prison visits made me uncomfortable.