A very well-written true crime, but the story itself just wasn't very compelling. The child and her murder seemed almost secondary. This felt, to me, more the story of weak, manipulative, controlling men and the women who enabled them. The author does a remarkable job of creating a sense of setting ...
Minus one star for the misleading (and arguably offensive) title and subtitle. The only way "Ladies' Man" applies is if you are looking at the "Charmer" as an incel pickup artist. Which may be the point--I don't know. He's a scam artist, a profligate user of young women, and a rapist/murderer. So pe...