Donald H. Wolfe

First, the positives: it’s well written, does a good job of setting the tone of the time, and also does a good job of accurately describing the murder and the press coverage thereof.

Now the negatives: it’s much longer than it needs to be, the case it makes, while interesting, is flimsy, and it goes off subject a lot.

The first part of the book was intriguing, while I found my mind wandering in the second part, even checking how many pages I had left to read to be done.

The case he lays show more out is plausible, but barely so. It was interesting and I’m glad I read it, but I wouldn’t read it again and probably wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re a big true crime fan. show less

This was interesting, but also rambling. The author makes a solid case that Elizabeth Short was involved with the mafia. And, it was this connection that brought about her horrid demise wherein her body was found severed in many pieces, left in a lot, near a sidewalk where it could easily be found. Bloodless, severed with her mouth slit from each side of the lips to the ear, this was indeed a very brutal crime.

Mid way the author got off track, leading me to feel that he should have made his show more case and wrapped up pages earlier.

Elizabeth Short, aka The Black Dahlia was a sad soul who found herself attached to the wrong crowd. A magnet for the seedy, sleezy Los Angeles crowd. show less

If you like Marilyn, you'll become engrossed in this book. Wolfe takes you from the beginnings of Marilyn's life, and also to some extent, the Kennedy's lives as well, and puts forward some very powerful and convincing arguments to explain her untimely end.

I haven't finished this book. I enjoyed the two thirds I read then I began to lose interest.