What do You think about Murder In The Heartland (2007)?
Compelling story, terrible editing. Stretched out story (450 and this does not even include the trial), over the top "scene setting" and descriptions (calling a federal building akin to a 5 star hotel on the Las Vegas strip and taking a paragraph to do so is laughable), and many glaring mistakes like using form instead of from. Then this version had an updated section where he is calling out his haters. Like literally mentioning an Amazon reviewer and how he is sure she came to his book signing. So weird.
—Misty Fogg
A very disturbing but compelling account of the murder of pregnant Bobby-Jo Stinnet who's unborn baby was cut from her womb and kidnapped to be passed off as another woman's newborn. The book is written from the perspective of the police investigation and contains eye witness accounts and statements from those closest to the killer, Lisa Montgomery.My only disappointment with the book was that I was reading the hardcover edition and it ends rather abruptly and contains a footnote to say that the paperback version continues with the story at the point at which Montgomery went to trial. All in all, an excellent read and one I'd recommend to fans of true crime.
—Allie
Good recounting of a horrific crime written shortly after the case broke but before the final verdict. Short chapters make for easy audio or regular reading. My only complaint is that midway through the book Phelps starts switching back to Lisa Montgomery's upbringing and then back to the trial in alternating chapters. At first this was very confusing because there are few people that overlap both periods of her life, so I almost thought I had two audiobooks! After coping with it for awhile, I wondered why Phelps didn't just describe her life from the beginning instead of trying to add background information during the trial by presenting a second narrative from her first husband. (Probably because the insane crime is a better lead.) Or if we needed that information in his voice, why not make it one continuous section instead of cutting it up? Overall, a good true crime read, just pay attention for that shift.
—dejah_thoris
