Quick Synopsis: Â Â Â Multiple murders were committed in the 1930s at the exclusive Beekman Place in Manhattan. When a young model, her mother, and theirQuick Synopsis: Â Â Â Multiple murders were committed in the 1930s at the exclusive Beekman Place in Manhattan. When a young model, her mother, and their boarder are all murdered in one night on Easter Sunday in 1937s, a bunch of odd characters are thrown into the spotlight including the young woman's father. But it's a sculptor who has been to the mental health facilities multiple times who turns out to be the culprit.
Read if you're in the mood for something:Â dark, mysterious, informative and tense Pacing? Slow
Narrator Rating: 2.0 stars  I'm doing this section first because part of why I didn't care for this book was the narrator who sounded like a mix between a TMZ reporter and a bad true crime documentary narrator. He made everything sound exploitive and sleazy. The references to how sleazy the tabloids were back then, and how that is awful, sounded ridiculous considering how the narrator talked and his tone.Â
Book Rating: 2.75 stars Quick Review: Â The book was well-researched and was about a new-to-me case, so I did find it interesting. The author's writing style wasn't great, however.Â
Content Warnings (view spoiler)[ Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Alcohol, Stalking, Medical content, Death, Misogyny, Homophobia, Mental illness, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Death of a parent, Violence, Classism, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Racism, Gun violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Grief, and Drug abuse
Minor: Racial slurs and Vomit
Notes on CWs:Â Some CWs are due to citing sources from the time or the words of some people in the 1930s. However, Schechter's writing is harsh with physical descriptions of everyone. (hide spoiler)]...more
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