SInce I am from Seattle, I like to read about the town, as I thought it was many years ago when I was there, to the city it is now. Familiar names and places with unfamiliar kinds of people and things going on.

The author's voice is a pleasure to read. I have no idea what this guy looks or sounds like, but I can almost hear him with some of the comments he makes. In real life he must be some kind of comedian as his timing is excellent.

There is a gritty ugliness to murder the fiction stories gloss over. Their purpose is to use murder as part of a plot, not a banal and often senseless act that sends ripples through families. As unpleasant as it must be to confront this every day as a job, it is helpful to see what a real murder looks like.

I like this book and believe it will make me a better watcher of current events to really understand this crime.
Converstational and accessible, a good read about a bad -but inevitable, it seems- subject.

A rather insightless, linear description of the many homicides investigated by the author who sometimes shows a disregard for how things should be done according to actual. um, procedural because he seems rather invested in an image of himself as Starsky. Regulations might be asses but you don't get to rewrite them as and when you please.

Fascinating book , although it is cringe-worthy at times. Some are a bit comical, but done in a professional manner. Nice book!

Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free, it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

I found this to be an eminently interesting book of murder cases put together by a veteran homicide detective from the state of Washington who shares many of his more strange and fascinating cases during his time on the job. Told with a panache that brings to mind Joe Kenda, a favorite of many readers for his droll delivery style and witty way of telling a horror story that's all too true. This was hard to put down just like any good crime book, as you want to find out what’s coming next, or 'who done it.' All of the good stuff in true crime reading from real case files all over Seattle and surrounding areas of Washington.

It shows the real dedication that detectives have when they are putting in their years on the job, all of the time spent away from family, missed sleep, dogged determination when on a hot case. They mainly work for the victims, which includes the family members who are left behind and they are ever mindful that they are waiting to find out who was responsible for their loved one's death, whether it takes days or decades. It's pretty incredible stuff they do, dealing with death all the time and chasing killers. Figuring out how to get them to talk. There are some pretty interesting cases in this book and I found it a good read that I would recommend. My thanks for the advance electronic copy that was provided by NetGalley, author Cloyd Steiger, and the publisher for my fair review.

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Pub: Feb. 16th, 2018

I enjoyed this true crime read! It was as thought I was reading Steigers police notebooks including all the gritty details! This had made me want to Google the crimes for more information