Valerie S. (VolunteerVal) -
I don't read true crime because it glorifies the criminals and reinjures the victims. But something compelled me to read A Tangled Web by Leslie Rule. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the crime featured in this book took place in Omaha, Nebraska - my city!
It was wild to read about places and people with which I'm familiar, especially in the context of murder, cyberstalking, and other crimes. Without the local connection, I wouldn't have finished this because the writing seemed undeveloped and included far too many explanation marks. Perhaps that's the true crime genre's style.
Thank you to BookishFirst for the review copy of A Tangled Web.
It was wild to read about places and people with which I'm familiar, especially in the context of murder, cyberstalking, and other crimes. Without the local connection, I wouldn't have finished this because the writing seemed undeveloped and included far too many explanation marks. Perhaps that's the true crime genre's style.
Thank you to BookishFirst for the review copy of A Tangled Web.
Jamie R. (jamier78) reviewed A Tangled Web: A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice. on + 19 more book reviews
First of all, to the author, thank you for writing a true crime book as I am sure your mother would have been very proud of you. I have heard of Anne Rule, but I have never read any of her books. This provided wonderful insight as to why this family does a great job with writing this genre.
What can I say about this book... Dave is a typical guy getting out of a long term relationship with the mother of his children, and like many of us (myself included, I met my husband there) decided to get back into the dating world via the Internet. He makes it clear he wants a no strings attached relationships, and he finds Liz on Plenty of Fish, a dark haired, petite woman who he has no true connection with, but the sex is great. She cannot seem to understand this whole "friends with benefits" concept and takes her obsession to a whole new definition of psycho.
What does Liz do when the first competition, Cari, comes along? She murders her, and pretends she's her for 3 YEARS and she somehow manages to get away with it, sending over 20,000 messages to Dave, his ex, some of the other girls he tries to date, and also the murder victim's friends and family. Any time Dave tries to pull away, she either tantilizes him with more sex or pretends she's the victim of "Crazy Cari". Some of these people caught on along the way, but Dave would just ignore their warnings as he had beame accustomed to it. I guess after 3 years, you tend to shrug these things off?
You also learn Liz has another boyfriend Garrett while she was seeing Dave. You feel sorry for him as she constantly takes advantage of him; he pays her bills and let's her live at his house rent free all while she's sleeping with someone else.
I am happy to hear this family finally got some sort of justice, but the body of Cari was never really found. May the evil witch who did this rot in prison the rest of her life.
Thank you Net Galley for providing such an intruguing book! I received this for an honest review.
What can I say about this book... Dave is a typical guy getting out of a long term relationship with the mother of his children, and like many of us (myself included, I met my husband there) decided to get back into the dating world via the Internet. He makes it clear he wants a no strings attached relationships, and he finds Liz on Plenty of Fish, a dark haired, petite woman who he has no true connection with, but the sex is great. She cannot seem to understand this whole "friends with benefits" concept and takes her obsession to a whole new definition of psycho.
What does Liz do when the first competition, Cari, comes along? She murders her, and pretends she's her for 3 YEARS and she somehow manages to get away with it, sending over 20,000 messages to Dave, his ex, some of the other girls he tries to date, and also the murder victim's friends and family. Any time Dave tries to pull away, she either tantilizes him with more sex or pretends she's the victim of "Crazy Cari". Some of these people caught on along the way, but Dave would just ignore their warnings as he had beame accustomed to it. I guess after 3 years, you tend to shrug these things off?
You also learn Liz has another boyfriend Garrett while she was seeing Dave. You feel sorry for him as she constantly takes advantage of him; he pays her bills and let's her live at his house rent free all while she's sleeping with someone else.
I am happy to hear this family finally got some sort of justice, but the body of Cari was never really found. May the evil witch who did this rot in prison the rest of her life.
Thank you Net Galley for providing such an intruguing book! I received this for an honest review.
