I had watched a Dateline or 20/20 (or maybe both) on Alex Murdaugh and what happened with his family. It was a quick summary of all the insanity that I had watched a Dateline or 20/20 (or maybe both) on Alex Murdaugh and what happened with his family. It was a quick summary of all the insanity that surrounded the case of his wife and son getting murdered. It would talk about him getting shot in the head on the side of the road, but was that real or fake? It would go into a boat crash his teenage son had caused that led to the death of a teenage girl. There were millions of dollars that were stolen from families that thought their lawyer had their best interests' at heart, but instead he was stealing their money while they lost their houses, cars, and even their own hospital care. On top of all of that, there was an opioid addiction. There was a lot! I remember being a bit confused at one of the episodes about everything that was circling this man.
This book puts everything in perspective. It really lays out everything that happened in this man's life, his immediate family's life, the people they interacted with, his family legacy, and how his family name held so much sway and power over the entire county. It goes in depth with his family history and how they amassed so much power in the community as lawyers and how everything would always go their way so after a while, they thought they were above the law. Isn't that how it always goes?
I listened to the audio book, which might make it seem difficult to keep it all straight, especially when there are so many Murdaugh men named Randolph Murdaugh and a few of the Randolphs went by Buster, but not just one! The author did a great job of giving background, but also not being so confusing about who she was talking about and what they did. Fantastic job....more
A very decent intro to a series about a down-on-his-luck wizard that is also a private investigator, so he has all the usual P.I. vices with drinking A very decent intro to a series about a down-on-his-luck wizard that is also a private investigator, so he has all the usual P.I. vices with drinking and never seeming to have enough money and a shitty car. He also has Bob that is like an assistant and I don't want to go into anymore about him because it would ruin the surprise. I did love Bob.
I found this book to be a lot of fun and funny. It is a pretty light read, even though it did have some dark subjects. It didn't delve into any dark subjects too seriously or have any major character development come from it, which would be nice if that happens in the future. If everything is kept surface level, I think that would work for this series too.
I'm going to try to continue on since I had a good time reading it. I started it on a plane and it is a perfect plane book. I would rate it 3.5 stars but I'm rounding it up to 4....more
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