Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this.

I struggled to read this, and it also took me a while to get through, but despite this, this is one of the true crime books that I found interesting.

This very well-researched book shows how the justice system failed Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen. It was disgusting to see how everything failed Nancy and Joseph, given all events took place at a different time, it was heartbreaking to see such events take place, both the crime, but more importantly the justice system and how it failed in many ways.

Despite my struggles to get through this book, it is a definite must read.

This book was very well researched and well written, but so hard to read. My heart broke for those children. Was justice served?
Many thanks to The Book Whisperer and to Netgalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion. .

This book makes you feel like you’re literally falling off the edge of a cliff or doubt.

Those of you too young to remember the rash of 1990 cases in the United States involving the sexual abuse of children by child-care workers or divorcing spouses seeking sole custody may not be aware of how prevalent the cases were for a very long time.

Nancy Smith was a bus driver for the daycare in Lorraine and she also had two other jobs, as she was a hard-working single mom with four kids.
Joe Allen who didn't know her - nor did she know him - is a man who, although years before had been arrested for paedophilia, hadn't been arrested in years.

The events that occur are real and true, and this story is absolutely horrific to read.

For any true crime reader out there, even this will boggle your mind.

I have no words,. this was such an incredible read!! This was such a well put together read. It was both informative and disturbing for the sheer fact that this happened. Cannot wait for more!

I was actually sickened at times reading this book. But it is a story that needed telling. Did it really happen? If not why was it taken to court to begin with? Only the powers that be know the answer. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.

Compulsive and gripping! Suspenseful, addictive and complex! A very well-written book with wonderfully-interesting characters. The suspense builds at just the right pace as the story unfolds. I felt every emotion. Will keep you swiping the pages furiously. SO worthy of your TBR list!

*I received a complimentary ARC of this book from in order to read and provide a voluntary and honest review, should I choose to do so.

This true crime novel, is normally not something I would read however something made me want to read this one and boy was I right. This story is put together very well by the author and sometimes it’s hard to fathom that this actually happened.

We know that people talking and gossiping can spread like wildfire, however you can’t always believe what you hear or what you think is right.

People’s lives were ruined and while the read of the story was well written and truly kept my interest, it’s sad that this happened.

The Edge of Doubt by David Miraldi tells the true story of Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen. Very well written, researched and presented. What a story!!! At first I wasn’t sure I would continue given the alleged sexual child abuse content. But I kept reading and what a nightmare and travesty of justice. Highly recommend. Thank you to NetGallery and kindle edition for letting me review this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a great book. Anyone who likes a thriller, especially a real one, will love this book. I will probably read it again.

What a sad and disgusting miscarriage of injustice for these two individuals. You want to hate them for what they've allegedly done, but this book makes you hate the system and dishonest people even more. Be prepared for an emotional ride with this one! I received a free copy from NetGalley for my honest review.

GREAT thriller tit leave you with bathed breath till the end. You’ll not be able to stop reading it. Terrific!

4.5 rounded up
I remember when this happened. Well researched and written. Emotional read. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

This book was very well written and very interesting. This book is about a crime by a man and a woman that claim that they were falsely accused of doing this that were no appropriate to children.

I love reading true crime books. This book was very fascinating to me. First time author for me.

Great book

Injustice Innocents Denied and Wrongly Convicted
The Edge of Doubt by David Miraldi is a book about two people whose lives are forever changed. The story which is set in Lorain, Ohio, in the early 1990s. Nancy Smith is a single mother with four children and Nancy works three jobs to support her family. One of Nancy jobs is as a preschool bus driver who drives the children to school and home each day. The other person is Joseph Allen who is a handyperson with a criminal record. One day an accusation was filed with the police by a mum who told them that her daughter came home saying she had been abused by her bus driver who was called Nancy and a black man called Joseph. The police then began to investigate both under the suspicion of sexually abusing children. 
This is the horrible story about Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen and the abuse case against them. The book is Gripping and intense! As you read this story you will be alarmed to think such an injustice could occur but as you follow the meticulously researched book it provides a great deal of information to allow the reader to determine their own views.
There are so many flaws in the case from the police breaking all the fundamental rules when questioning young children about potential sexual abuse. The author does an excellent job of leading the reader through the evidence. From reading trial transcripts, combing through newspaper you will follow the criminal charges, trials, and incarcerations of Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen in the small Ohio town of Lorain. This book would be one of the most injustice cases I have read and it ends up taking 30 years before justice finally prevails.
This book is a very fascinating True crime of Innocents denied and is extremely superbly detailed and researched by the author David Miraldi.   Definitely check this book out as is a must read to help fight against injustice and to right the wrongs of the people who are innocent and wrongly convicted. Thanks to NetGalley and to the publishers of this book for giving me a free advance copy of the book to preview and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This is a confounding True Crime story about the Lorraine daycare sex scandal. Nancy Smith was a bus driver for the daycare in Lorraine and she also had two other jobs she was a hard-working single mom with four kids and Joe Allen who didn’t know her nor did she know him who is a man who although years before had been arrested for pedophilia hadn’t been arrested in years yet one woman who said her daughter was molested cause him to go to prison for 27 years in her for 13. They were both Alford plea agreement and both refused because they claim their innocence and did the whole time and this book tells the whole story the whole drawn out saga it’s a story about a police chief who is guilty conscious plagued him and a daughter who suffered long enough to eventually help her mom leave prison and although it wasn’t under the circumstances deadbolt at least she was home and Joe Allen would also be released but he was black and poor and soon rearrested for the same crime and put back in prison don’t think I am telling the whole story because there is way more surprising twisted events in this book any True Crime fan Will find totally interesting. This is a sad tale about justice serve but way later than it should’ve been in about a prosecutor who couldn’t let it go and didn’t want to be proven wrong so much so that even after he was no longer prosecutor he found a way to be a part of the case. What a great read. I want to thank book whisperer AnNet Galley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind to dictate my review.

The Edge of Doubt by David Miraldi is the true story, written in narrative form, making it read like a novel. It is the story of a police investigation fueled, not by evidence but, by hysteria and the media. Someone accused the bus driver of molesting a little girl when she was supposed to be at Head Start. It grew from there with others joining in and parents running the investigation. The jury convicted on emotion, not evidence, and two people’s lives were ruined, not to mention the children’s. It was a stunning tale. I normally don’t read non-fiction or true crime and am not certain why I chose this one, but it was so well-researched and written so well that it made for a compelling read, with notes on each chapter explaining anywhere the dialogue had been enhanced and any other explanation the author felt necessary.

This was a well-done book and one everyone should read in these days where media is king and can do no wrong. There are also certain crimes that always call for emotion Crimes against children are at the top of the list. Mass hysteria is certainly no way to run an investigation. Extremely well done.

I was invited to read a free e-ARC of The Edge of Doubt by The Book Whisperer, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #TheBookWhisperer #DavidMiraldi #TheEdgeOfDoubt

This is such a disturbing case and the author does an excellent job of leading the reader through the evidence. Meticulously researched and surprisingly neutral in presentation, the book provides a great deal of information to allow the reader to determine their own views. It is alarming to think such a miscarriage of justice could occur and the author has chosen well in selecting this case to throw open.

This book grabbed my interest immediately and held it the entire time. At no time was I bored or disinterested.

Thank you Net Galley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.
Two people are accused of sexual abuse with children that are very young. I know there was a case in the 90’s that this happened. The children in this case were interviewed and gave very different answers . One boy said he knew where the house was so he was taken on a walk to find it and it wasn’t the right house. I thought this book was too descriptive and it became hard to read.

I received a complimentary electronic Advanced Reader Copy of this excellent trial synopsis from Netgalley, the author David Miraldi, and an invitation from the publisher The Book Whisperer. I have read The Edge of Doubt of my own volition, and this review reflects my honest opinion of this work. Even if true crime is not your preferred genre, I recommend this book to friends and family. We all know someone caught up in this sort of situation.

I have to tell you this story will open your eyes and occasionally make you feel like you, yourself, are falling off the edge of doubt. Those of you too young to remember the rash of 1990s cases nationwide involving the sexual abuse of children by child-care workers or divorcing spouses seeking sole custody may not be aware of how prevalent the cases were for a time - years. With David Miraldi we will follow the criminal charges, trials, and incarcerations of Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen in the small Ohio town of Lorain. Rumor, innuendo, and rage flowed out from the city center, and justice was defined as 'Who will pay? Who will pay for these atrocities against our children? Someone has to pay NOW." But Justice was lost. Lost in the shuffle. And we know who will suffer the repercussions. Nancy and Joseph. But are they guilty? Does it matter?