The title of this book is kind of silly (based on a song by Robert Johnson?), and it almost prevented me from reading it , but I am glad I got over it. Very well written and engaging--like reading a thriller. With almost 50 years of hindsight, it doesn't mince any words about who all the major characters really were, which is hard to get used to but a better book ultimately for it. MLK was no saint, but he was a charismatic man with a vision whose peaceful accomplishments are significant and his murder a tragic loss (even now) for our country and the world. I learned a lot about James Earl Ray, but I have to say that this book is probably better read in hardcopy than listened to. Sides's narration is not great, but tolerable. He seems to be one of many authors who might have heard something about how pauses can be great, so they drop pauses into their narration... at points that break up the narrative flow, instead of enhancing it. I found myself imagining, and longing for, how a professional voice actor would have delivered the sentences.
What do You think about Hellbound On His Trail (2011)?
This is extremely well written and researched, I will definitely read the rest of Mr. Sides' books.
—LynkXus
I loved this book! I could hardly stand to put it down, it was so intriguing.
—singing
