The Dark Heart

If I had to describe this true crime book in just a few words they would be “good, but too long.” I enjoy true crime, and this missing person/homicide case is interesting, especially in how it is solved. However, the book drags in several places where the events could have been told more concisely. This book should have been much shorter.

The case of the missing landowner with the suspicion that his daughter and her boyfriend killed him makes for interesting reading. The way the truth is uncovered by a woman leading a missing persons group rather than by the police is also interesting. It would all make a great episode of a true crime documentary show. It just doesn't need to be a full length book. I found myself bored many times during the reading.

I will say this for the book: it is very well researched by the author. The events of the crime and the missing persons searches are described in great detail. I feel like I know all the ins and outs of the case.

Overall, I honestly wouldn't recommend this book. While the case and the people involved are engaging and thoroughly detailed, the reading experience is just too slow and tedious for my tastes.