Book Review: The Berman Murders by Doug Kari

 

Blurb: 

For true crime readers obsessed with learning the full story, get the book that Publishers Weekly calls a "stirring account," and says, "Dogged reporting and expert pacing make this a good bet for true crime fans."

At daybreak on January 6, 1986, a couple on a camping trip in the Mojave Desert set out for a stroll and never returned. The local sheriff eventually discovered that Barry and Louise Berman had been murdered. As years passed and the double homicide remained unsolved, the Berman case spawned speculation and conjecture. To date there’s never been an arrest in the case—let alone a conviction. This is the first book to tell the full story of the Berman murders and uncover a likely suspect.

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My Review - 4 1/2 of 5 stars - 

4 1/2 stars. It had been a while since I read a true crime book, and I found this to be intriguing. All the research from before the disappearance to well after was very interesting. Things that went wrong and held up the investigation seemed incredible but probably appropriate for that time. The murderer was named with more legalese and procedures to still keep him from paying for the crime. The author documented all sources gathered over about a decade so that one could check on the facts. Justice kind of won out in the end. My only issue was with the bouncing back and forth in time. Maybe a depiction of the timeline would have helped.

I received a copy through RABT Book Tours, and this is my unsolicited review.