This book is full of information about the death of Biggie's murder and that of Tupac. It has always amazed me how the police and others have never been able to tie anyone or group to either of these murders. Tupac was on the streets of Vegas and Biggie in Los Angeles and on the night of his murder there were so many people around but no one saw anything. The author here tries to go through some more information to help and does a good job, if this is something you are interested in this book is a good read.

I have followed this murder since it happened and I have read other books by Randall Sullivan. I must say this book does not disappoint. The reporting of this murder is so very good. Lots of things that I had not read anywhere about the Biggie murder. A must read. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return from my honest opinion. Receiving this book in this manner had no bearing on my review.

The author's painstaking research and attention to detail is obvious in the writing of this book. There were many facts that I only discovered after reading this!

I am a big fan of true crime novels. This case has always intrigued me and I was excited to read this book. There was a lot of information packed into this story and at times I felt a bit overwhelmed. I did learn some new things however and commend this author on an overall job well done with writing this story. He was a new author to me and I look forward to reading other works by him.

I am thankful to Netgalley and Atlantic Monthly Press for this opportunity in exchange for my honest review. I definitely recommend reading Randall Sullivan’s first book, LAbyrinth. While there were a few typos/grammatical errors I had to overlook, this book is well written and jam packed with information about the investigation into who is responsible for 2pac and Biggie’s murders. At times there is a lot of information to keep straight, most especially people’s names and titles/relation to the story. It gave me a lot to think about in regards to these particular murders and the state of the criminal justice system. I am glad I branched out to read this book as it is something a bit out of my comfort zone.

The cover isn't my favorite and I felt like a lot of details have already been discussed already via the news media.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this book for my honest opinion.

I found this book to be very, very interesting. The mystery surrounding the death of Biggie (and Tupac) has gone on for 20 years. With so many clues, the case should have been solved long ago, so why wasn't it? Randall sullivan lays out is case of a mass, government wide cover up that has its roots in the intense research done by Russell Poole in the 90s. Sullivan's knowledge of the case, and impeccable research makes what could be a very dull book instead become a source of anger and outrage as to why the killers weren't brought to justice.

I admit I was drawn to this book because I watched the USA show Unsolved: Biggie and Tupac. The show piqued my interest in the case, and this book didn't disappoint. I felt like it cleared up a lot of things from the show that were lacking, and put the blame squarely where it belongs: on the shoulders of those still covering up the crime. This is a very good read!

Dead Wrong

This is a true tale of how corruption and greed almost destroyed the LAPD. It is the story of what went on during Violetta Wallace's lawsuit to force the police department to solve her son, Notorious B. I. G.'s murder.

The lengths the higher-ups in the department went to to keep corrupt officers on the job and the derision given to honorable officers was some of the worst deceit in modern history. The number of officers that worked for the person who was almost surely responsible for the murder, were touted by their superiors as completely innocent of anything. The so-called Rampart Scandal was perpetrated by some of those officers as a way to get the investigation off of the murder. The newspaper reporter, who told half-truths, and was given access to privileged information and was a true purveyor of "fake news" is unworthy of ever reporting anything ever again.

The fact that some of officers got big promotions is unconscionable. The lies and deceit that was ignored by department heads, should have caused the firing and loss of their pensions, not promotions. Good people's lives and health were ruined while others ended up rolling in dough.

The fact that all the corruption prevented anyone from ever being charged for the murder they were supposed to be investigating is a black mark that will follow those good officers and leave the corrupt ones with their lives intact.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. If you watched the mini-series on this murder, the book will give you to some insight what those who tried to solve it where up against and what happened to those officers.

Dead Wrong: The Continuing Story of City of Lies, Corruption and Cover-Up in the Notorious B.I.G Murder Investigations
by Randall Sullivan
due 6-28-19
Grove/ Atlantic
4.5 / 5

Very few actual facts about the murder of Notorious BIG have been shared, with the public or with his family. We have a date, place and 7 bullet casing that are from rare bullets, only made in 2 places in the USA. There is enough evidence to at least question individuals, hold them accountable. Nothing has ever really been done with this evidence. Corruption runs deep. The truth is easily distorted or manipulated by the media, and by police, and this is a case in point of how easily it is done and the damaging effects corrupt ideals can have generations of a family, because of someones pride, lack of accountability and the intentions of disingenuous people. When more energy is spent attempting to lure the public away from the proof of police officers and others involvement, than is spent solving the crime, corruption lives on. We have no answers. This book is about that cover-up, that corruption and misuse of power. It is extensively researched and well written, very hard to put down for me. It brings up some very important facts.

Voletta Wallace, Biggieś mother, deserves a responsible, honest and direct answer to what happened to her son.She successfully sued the LAPD for wrongful death, but still was given no concrete answers. Voletta felt the evidence of her sons murder was only given AFTER evidence of police involvement was found, and she now wanted to see them commit to solving her sons murder. She is still waiting. She worries about how the trial will affect her grandchildren-now teenagers-and how much of a role manufactured public perception could play in their futures. Corruption runs deep and the cover up is more important than the crime they are suppose to be investigating. This needs to change.

I hope this book will shine new light and energy into this case. I hope it will help uncover the truths of this case, and help this family to finally have answers they deserve, and finally be able to start the healing process.

Many thanks to Grove/ Atlantic for this ARC for review.
#netgalley #DeadWrong

I wanted to read this.because of my love for Tupac and Biggie but I didn't notice that it was a 2nd book. Be that as it may, I went to work reading this one. I found the research well done but feel I would have gotten more out of it into had read the first part.