Two days after Jonah Shacknai’s son took a catastrophic fall at home, Rebecca Zahau, Jonah’s girlfriend who was babysitting Max at the time, was found hanging by a rope with the message: SHE SAVED HIM CAN YOU SAVE HER. This incident led to a number of bizarre, head scratching events that people are still trying to figure out. Was this an act of suicide, or a well-planned homicide?

I am a self-proclaimed murderino, and a great lover of true crime. I love reading true crime stories about incidences that I am not familiar with, and Death on Ocean Boulevard fit the bill for me. I was not familiar with the case at all when I started the book, so I did not go in with any preconceived notions. The story itself was bizarre and baffling, and I found myself constantly changing my mind on what actually happened.

At times I found the writing style to be disjointed. I had a hard time following along, and at times I was confused on what was happening due to the way facts were presented by the author. However, I will give the author props for trying to present the case in an unbiased way, so readers were able to form their own opinions. And in the end, there are still no conclusions. Readers can agree that everything is not how it seemed but there is really no definitive answers uncovered, at least at the time of publication.

An interesting and thorough review of a wild, fascinating case. A must-read for any true crime fan. 3.5 stars.

I received a free digital ARC from NetGalley and RB Media in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Tantor Audio for an advanced listening copy in exchange for an honest review.

I read a lot of different genres. but I'm an avid listener of true crime podcasts and love a good true crime novel. This is definitely one of those. Rother does an excellenct job of showing all angles of the case, providing the right amount of details without being insensitive, and giving the victim, Rebecca Zahau, the dignity she deserved in tell her story.

This is a strange and difficult case, made all there difficult by a lack of clear police action and appropriate treatment of the victim, crime scene and suspects. I thought that Rother told this story very professionally and leaves the reader to make their own decision on what truly happened in this case. I look forward to reading more of Rother's work.

Death on Ocean Boulevard was indeed a bizarre case. The way Rebecca Zahu's body was found was odd and gruesome. It immediately made me curious and question what had happened to her. It's praise worthy the way author had researched the case from the beginning to the end to provide her readers a detailed information. Repetition of some facts seemed boring but may be it was to make the readers reassess the situation.
I liked the audiobook narrated by Rachel Perry. I liked how she alterted her tone and voice a bit depending on the situation. It made the story more engaging.
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I was surprised to learn that this case has received so much national attention, as I had never heard anything about it prior to this book. I guess that’s why I read. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Upon reading, it’s no surprise to me that this case generated so much buzz, as it certainly has many fascinating aspects, beginning with what seemed to be a horrible accident suffered by an active little boy, which was quickly followed by the apparent suicide of his devastated caretaker. Throw in a millionaire boyfriend, a hostile ex-wife, and a creepy brother and you basically have Lifetime movie gold.
Both of these events on their own would be tragic enough, but having them occur back to back is almost unfathomable. As if those two things weren’t already sufficient to blow one’s mind, the amount of suspicious circumstances surrounding each event is, for lack of a better word, crazy.
I spent half of the book agreeing with the San Diego Sheriffs Dept. that the little boy’s very unfortunate accident, indeed, brought about the suicide and the other half convinced of foul play. Ultimately, that’s where we’re left, with no definitive answers and no satisfyingly wrapped up Lifetime ending.
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This is without a doubt, one of the most twisted and bizarre true crime books I’ve ever read. The story has sex, murder and millions of dollars in play. Police are called to the home of multi millionaire Jonah Shaknai, where they find the body of his girlfriend Rebecca, naked and bound at the wrists and ankles. Written on the wall near her hanging body are the words, She saved him can you save her. Rebecca’s death came just two days after the death of Jonah’s toddler son, who died as the result of a fall he suffered while under Rebecca’s care. Unbelievably, police rule the woman’s death as a suicide. Rother’s investigation into this bizarre and horrific case reveals a plot crazier than anything Hollywood could cook up. Married with Perry’s solid narration, this is a must listen for fans f true crime

This was my first audio book narrated by Rachel Perry and she did a really good job. She made the story come alive.

I had heard about this case on the news when it happened in 2011 and I had formed my own opinions. After listening to all the facts about the case, I feel more informed. The author did a tremendous amount of research and presented all the facts without bias so that the readers can form their own opinions.

I really like true crime books and I have never read anything by this author but I will definitely look up more books by her. I liked the book very much!

Thanks to Tantor Audio via NetGalley for this audio book.

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First I would like to say that the narrator, Rachel Perry, did an amazing job!

I had heard about this cases before and went into this book absolutely certain that Rebecca Zahau did not kill herself. I was fully on team "she was murdered". This book was very interesting and gave me a lot of details I didn't know before listening to this book. While I can't say I'm now convinced she committed suicide, I can say that I now see that it could be a very real possibility.

Author did a great job putting both perspectives on this case. I watch alot of crime shows but had not heard about this case. In the end I am still unsure the proper ruling of this case. But author was definitely unbiased.

I thought this book was much too long. I love a good true crime story, but this felt like it could have used some major edits. I got super bored about halfway through and struggled to finish because I felt like we were just receiving the same info over and over.

This was an audiobook for me and narrated by Rachel Perry who by the way did a great job.
This crime was such a mystery to me and it had a million unknowns. I watched some of this on tv and was excited to get my hands on this. This book takes an in-depth look into this tragedy.
What happened in that house??
What. Happened???
If you read this you’ll see a biography on really all the people mentioned in this story. I thought it was very informative and interesting. I love true crime. I would definitely recommend it and read another book by this author.
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