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lacyk_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Two stars say it all: this book was okay. It was extremely detailed, down to the day by day actions of Gacy and the officers leading up to his arrest. At first, I was hanging on every word, certain it played an important part later. Then I realized: this was just a very detailed, moment by moment account. I found the first two thirds interesting if a little bogged down in details. I was less interested in the trial, though the end of that was quite exciting.
Mr. Sullivan’s first pass on this book ended very strongly. In 2012, he revisited it and added chapters, but I found those to be self-serving and not in the best taste. Except for his shoutout about loving dogs and working with dog rescues. Yeah, that seemed a little misplaced, but I’m thinking the author took the opportunity to add in some autobiographical content.
Overall, this book was a good bit longer than it needed to be, but it was a firsthand account of a truly incredible team. Parts were fascinating, parts were brutal. If you’re into true crime, it is likely worth the read for you.
Mr. Sullivan’s first pass on this book ended very strongly. In 2012, he revisited it and added chapters, but I found those to be self-serving and not in the best taste. Except for his shoutout about loving dogs and working with dog rescues. Yeah, that seemed a little misplaced, but I’m thinking the author took the opportunity to add in some autobiographical content.
Overall, this book was a good bit longer than it needed to be, but it was a firsthand account of a truly incredible team. Parts were fascinating, parts were brutal. If you’re into true crime, it is likely worth the read for you.
raspy_reviews's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
minzzi's review against another edition
I will not give a rating to this book, since it is the real story of a serial killer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment
gee_clev's review against another edition
3.5
3.5⭐️ based solely on the writing. I cannot rate the story as it is true and devestating
krbeers4's review
4.0
This book was really interesting, and I learned a lot about Gacy that I never knew or imagined...but it was incredibly monotonous at times. Overall I think the content was intriguing and worth a listen, but not the best performance.
snazzymoose's review against another edition
4.0
Although this took me 6 months to actually finish, I really enjoyed the experience of reading this book. Obviously, the material is not pleasing, but it was very interesting. It was a bit slow and wordy in some parts, but overall it was good.
singh_reads_kanwar2's review against another edition
4.0
To start with its a story of John Wayne Gacy, he was known for 2 things first for criminal case and second his clown name Pogo. He admitted in his tape recordings that he became clown , because after that he can do anything with women like mis behave with them and touch them at inappropriate places amd they would laugh at it rather getting offended.
He was a model citizen. A hospital volunteer. And one of the most sadistic serial killers of all time. But, Few could imagine what lay buried beneath his house of horrors--until a teenaged boy named Robert peist disappeared before Christmas in 1978 as he kidnapped him in front of people, leading prosecutor Terry Sullivan on the greatest manhunt of his career.
Reconstructing the investigation--from records of violence in Gacy's past, to the gruesome discovery of 29 corpses of abused boys in Gacy's crawlspace and four others found in the nearby river--Sullivan's shocking eyewitness account takes you where few true crime books ever go: inside the heart of a serial murder investigation and trial.
Even after 4 decades 6 bodies are still in search of name and getting claimed by there loved ones
He was a model citizen. A hospital volunteer. And one of the most sadistic serial killers of all time. But, Few could imagine what lay buried beneath his house of horrors--until a teenaged boy named Robert peist disappeared before Christmas in 1978 as he kidnapped him in front of people, leading prosecutor Terry Sullivan on the greatest manhunt of his career.
Reconstructing the investigation--from records of violence in Gacy's past, to the gruesome discovery of 29 corpses of abused boys in Gacy's crawlspace and four others found in the nearby river--Sullivan's shocking eyewitness account takes you where few true crime books ever go: inside the heart of a serial murder investigation and trial.
Even after 4 decades 6 bodies are still in search of name and getting claimed by there loved ones