This nonfiction book objectively goes over the details of a long unsolved crime and presents a number of competing theories as to what happened.

I had previously read another true crime title by Rick Geary, so I decided to give another one a go, given how much I had enjoyed the previous one. I chose this one on the Hall-Mills murders because it's actually a bit of a local legend in my area. For that reason in particular, I loved seeing Geary's maps and other notes about the area at the time of the murders (1920s). Geary's illustrations aren't really all that special, but it's nice to have some imagery as you read the historical facts.

Obviously as the case was never solved, there won't be a satisfactory conclusion to this book for those who like all the loose ends tied up. However, as mentioned above, Geary offers up the main suspects and motivations, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. ( )

So who committed the crime? Suspects abound, but no evidence points to any one person. I guess we'll never know. But author Rick Geary does an excellent job in illustrating this baffling murder case.

So who committed the crime? Suspects abound, but no evidence points to any one person. I guess we'll never know. But author Rick Geary does an excellent job in illustrating this baffling murder case.

So who committed the crime? Suspects abound, but no evidence points to any one person. I guess we'll never know. But author Rick Geary does an excellent job in illustrating this baffling murder case.

So who committed the crime? Suspects abound, but no evidence points to any one person. I guess we'll never know. But author Rick Geary does an excellent job in illustrating this baffling murder case.