Terry Ganey

Love the quirkiness of this read. First time reading Pratchett, and it was enjoyable.

Throughout the book I had no clue how it was going to end, instead of making me anxious it kept me guess. It was such a weird tale of self discovery for so many characters.

Loved the way the world building was layered in, not slap you in the face dumping but also not, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS BY NOW absent.

Looking forward to the next book.

A trashy story about a trashy family by two trashy journalists. If you are from St. Louis, you will love this book. I lent it to a friend of mine who is descenant of the Portner Brewing Company of Alexandria. She devoured it within one day. This one is definitely a dish brew and gossipy stew. Plenty of photographs and family charts to describe who is who, and when and where. A delectable blend of fact, fiction and common knowledge.

Charles Ray Hatcher, a career criminal, admitted to killing 16 people. All of the crimes took place in the Midwest and California. Charles was a man of many alias and a master manipulator. He convinced law enforcement in several states that he was mentally ill, so he was able to serve time in a hospital rather than in prison. Charles admitted killing Eric Christgen, a 4 year old boy in St. Joseph, Missouri. Another man had already been convicted of this crime. The FBI agent who was able to show more gain Hatcher's trust had to work long and hard to convince authorities of the convicted man's innocence, and he was eventually freed. This is the story of Hatcher's many crimes and the fight to free an innocent man. show less