Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

I was excited to read this one because it's in the true crime genre and is about a murder in Georgia. I was definitely in the mood for this type of book. And then I opened, began to read, and was left utterly disappointed...

This is supposed to be about a murder, but that was merely a backdrop. The book was filled with a guided tour (so-to-speak) about Savannah and the people who live there...A LOT of people. There were so many that had nothing to do with the murder I was lost as to why they were even written about. If I wanted a book that gave me a history lesson on Savannah I would have gotten one.

The crime itself made up a miniscule few chapters, and what was there wasn't very intriguing. The trial and procedure were skimmed over and lacked any depth so I'm not exactly sure how this person managed to slip away from prison three times.

This book has a lot of high reviews from other readers so maybe it's just me.