Ellen Francis Harris

My purpose for reading this book was to get info on the murder of Tina Isa for a school paper about honor killing. The author clearly did a lot of research and the book seems to pull together a lot of information and background related to the case. However, I didn't like that the names of some involved (family members, friends) in this true crime story were fictionalized. I'm assuming the author agreed to alter names in exchange for interviews, but it seemed ridiculous since some of the show more names left out (Tina's sisters, for example) are available in newspaper articles. The book is a bit hard to follow because it jumps around rather than presents things chronologically. Also, in spots it's hard to tell if the author is giving straight fact or embellishing to make the book a better read.

I would love to know if Tina's sisters or other US family members read the book, and what they thought. show less