An Unexplained Death
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"The poster is new. I notice it right away, taped to a utility pole. Beneath the word 'Missing,' printed in a bold, high-impact font, are two sepia-toned photographs of a man dressed in a bow tie and tux." Most people would keep walking. Maybe they'd pay a bit closer attention to the local news that evening. Mikita Brottman spent ten years sifting through the details of the missing man's life and disappearance, and his purported suicide by jumping from the roof of her own apartment building, the Belvedere. As Brottman delves into the murky circumstances surrounding Rey Rivera's death--which begins to look more and more like a murder--she contemplates the nature of and motives behind suicide, and uncovers a haunting pattern of guests at the Belvedere, when it was still a historic hotel, taking their own lives on the premises. Finally, she fearlessly takes us to the edge of her own morbid curiosity and asks us to consider our own darker impulses and obsessions.
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Not as expected. The body of the title is considered an unexplained death. Interspersed in the story are under suicides that occurred in the Hotel Belvidere lover the years. I found the writing less than energetic and her investigation the work of an amateur. Not worthy of a book.
The story of Ray Rivera's death has raised many questions - ever since it was first reported that he was missing. He was not the type of man to just walk out and never return. While his wife was away on a business trip, he left the house in a rush, never to be seen again.
The case has taken several turns, no one really knowing where he was going or why. When his body turned up at the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore, even more questions were raised. How did he get there? Did he jump? Was he pushed? Why were his shoes found where they were, and his cell phone - it was not broken, nor did it look as though it had been through a fall. It simply looked like they were placed there, while Ray himself looked as though he had come from a great height.
The mystery surrounding his death remains, and this book goes through the case, his life, and what was going on before he died.
Loved this book! It was amazing! Definitely worth a read!
