How can you not read a book with a title like that? What we get is a short story that is a to the point investigation into a shocking murder that rocked the quite suburb of Bethesda. That's right I learned that Bethesda is more than the studio behind the popular Fallout games.But on a serious note this book follows the shocking murder of young 20 something female in an upmarket Yoga clothes store. The brutality of the murder defies belief. We follow the investigation as it progresses through to the shocking finding that solves the crime. This book takes the reader on a short ride into depravity an highlights the short comings of modern society. This work has interesting bones--exploring the murder of a young yoga store employee in suburban Maryland, and the subsequent investigation--but ultimately falls short in execution. For one, the author holds Apple employees in the store next door culpable for the murder, because they heard jostling next door and did not respond to it, even though there are plenty of benign explanations for strange noises. Sure, it would have been great if they had looked into it, but I don't think contempt, or especially blame is justified, and certainly not the author's cheap shot that they "shirked simple civic responsibility, turned their backs and returned to counting Apple's money." The author's contempt for Lululemon also didn't seem justified based on the facts presented. I would have liked to have seen more exploration of the murderer's past, and how she got to that night, rather than the broad stereotypes and judgements that generally characterize this book.
What do You think about Murder In The Yoga Store (2000)?
Grisly and at times hard to read because of the real-life aspect. Very well told.
—Maddie
I barely remember it. Grisly true murder story. Now I know what Lululemon is.
—BekahTablet
almost a long-form news feature. very short and very interesting.
—aloughran
