I have to give this five stars for the excellent work that the author put in to writing this heartbreaking history. The tragedy of losing a child is made harder when the child is not reported missing or people coming forward to claim or identify a missing child.The case of the Boy in the Box, from F...
Linked to a much-earlier book, Too Many Cooks, A Right To Die takes another look at race relations in the US - doing a thorough job of making clear the implacable nature of prejudice.It also does a curious job of dating Archie and Wolfe. To see Archie doing his usual summation of the most attractiv...
I have always been fascinated by the Vidocq Society since their success with the John List case. That is what drew me to this book. However, one cannot be emotionally moved by the sad case of this forgotten boy and the cops who would not give up on this case.If you are interested in Vidocq, a good f...
Interesting that I consider this one to be "dated." And, clearly, it is because I actually remember 1964. I have no visceral connection to the 30s or 40s or adult memory of the 50s."What effect do you think automation will have on homo sapiens?"Wonderful line (in all instances)given that I am list...
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