Our theme for February Book Club is "true crime". I was going to just choose a book off of our bookshelves, but we were at a book store and I saw a book that looked really interesting. I didn't by it at the book store, but thought about it a lot after seeing it. We went to another book store a few days later and I asked them if they had it in stock and they had 1 copy. I saw that as meant to be and bought it to read as my true crime book.
The book is Footsteps in the Snow by Charles Lachman. It is about the kidnap and murder of a 7 yr old girl from Sycamore, IL in the year 1957. The reason this case is unique, is because it was a cold case for 55 years before it was reopened and the killer was convicted.
This was a long book, but the writing format made it read pretty fast. I was immediately drawn to the story and wanted to know what happened. Throughout the book there were some disturbing parts, but nothing that made me what to quit reading. There were a lot of details given about the people working the case, that I really didn't think added much to the story. These could have been taken out to condense the book a little.
While, a killer was convicted, there are still some unanswered questions. I would really love the convicted man to tell us exactly what happened that night, but he is still disputing his involvement. Whatever happened, the man is certainly creepy and I'm glad he is finally brought to justice.
Up next: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
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