We All Go into the Dark: A Waterstones Best True Crime Read

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I’m giving my four stars and adding other books of the author because her dark, depressive but also skilled slow building story-telling technique and detailed, well-depicted characterization already won my die hard thriller lover mind! Three women were brutally murdered between early 1968 and late 1969, each after a night dancing at Glasgow's infamous Barrowland Ballroom. Their murders were linked and ascribed to the spectre of the well-dressed, scripture-quoting killer who had apparently stalked the city's dancehalls. The figure was never caught or identified.

I've read more thrillers this year than I normally do, but this one is close to being one of the best. I was very impressed and I cannot wait for the author's next book!! And it’s up to the town’s young female police officer Odette to figure out what’s going on. That’s the jumping off point for reopening old wounds, revealing past connections and a whole mess of WTFery come the halfway mark.This was my first true crime novel for some time, I probably should have started on something less dry. I’ve never heard of the bible John case and therefore wasn’t really familiar with the fact that it’s an unsolved case that being the case I persevered. The first section of this book was informative and helped bring me up to speed but the second half with interviews with people made it slow reading - I understand the the author didn’t really have anywhere to go as I said before it’s an unsolved crime so dallied over the theories of tv personalities and previous investigators as to who might be the killer - without any really further leads it’s difficult to say who actually was bible John and it made for frustrating reading knowing that lots of forensic evidence was never obtained or was missed. Overall: This book needs your patience and attention. I had really hard time to get into the story and fully focus on the writing. And slowness made me lose interest. I gave some breaks and tried reading again and before reaching the middle, I was already hooked and connected with characters. I recommend you to keep your patience and not to give up on this book. It takes a little time and the beginning was a little rough patch for me but later you’d get used to the pacing, characterization and the mystery blows your mind so you don’t want to leave it and keep reading. When Wyatt finds a girl, with a missing eye, on the side of the road, who can’t or won’t speak, instead of calling the police, he assigns her the name ‘Angel’ and takes her home. As with all thrillers and mysteries, the plot is not able to be told without spoilers. This is a story about strong women characters who stop at nothing to find their missing friend and solving the mystery of what happened that fateful night. Angel’s story is one of courage, and we do learn how Angel lost her eye and Odette lost her leg. Odette’s point of view was interesting but she seemed to be going in so many directions. It was hard to believe she could even function on little sleep and not much support. She doesn’t trust anyone, not even her partner, Rusty.

Three POVED narration, dark, cryptic, intense, high tensioned small town mystery reminds you of tango between True Detective and Fargo (a little Twin Peaks vibes included). Quirky, traumatized characters, slow dramatic story building and surprising, heart wrenching ending. Whether we needed another book about Bible John is arguable, but nobody can fault Francisco Garcia's evidently meticulous research. We are All the Same in the Dark” by Julia Heaberlin is a twisty thriller that occupied me for over ten hours. The audio is great, narrated by Jenna Lamia, Catherine Taber, MacLeod Andrews, and Kirby Heyborne. I received a copy of this book from Random House/Ballantine and Netgalley in return for an unbiased review. The killer is barely mentioned in the book. We don’t know his emotional state, what is running through his mind. We know minimum details of his life and none of his inner thoughts.

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The author started working on the book in 2018, while on an assignment to write an unrelated piece in Glasgow. He had just wrapped up If You Were There, afascinating exploration of what it means to go missing, part-inspired by Garcia’s own search for his estranged father. On that same night, Wyatt’s girlfriend, Odette, who also happened to be the police chief’s daughter, was in a horrendous car accident that resulted in a leg amputation. A captivating, eloquent and deeply original book, We All Go into the Dark is an absolute must-read for true-crime fans across the board. Their murders were linked and ascribed to the spectre of the well-dressed, scripture-quoting killer who had apparently stalked the city’s dancehalls. The town is divided on whether or not Trumanell disappeared of her own accord, was murdered by her father, or murdered by Wyatt. Wyatt is his own worst enemy. Mentally ill at best and a murderer at worst, he still speaks to Trumanell and about Trumanell as if she were alive.

The characters here are beautiful--flawed, damaged, tender, and painted with a depth that will astound you. Troubled Odette, lost Wyatt, and Angel, the girl found in the field. They form a trio that one is unlikely to forget for quite some time. A creepy, nerve bending, slow-burn mystery about two girls: one is missing for a decade and the other one is found but we don’t know her identity, her secret past and why she is found in the middle of the road. Three women were brutally murdered between early 1968 and late 1969, each after a night dancing at Glasgow’s infamous Barrowland Ballroom. Their murders were linked and ascribed to the spectre of the well-dressed, scripture-quoting killer who had apparently stalked the city’s dancehalls. The figure was never caught or identified.But the intervening years spawned a legend that never quite lost its grip on the popular imagination of Glasgow. The killings provoked the country’s largest ever manhunt, as well as countless suspects, books, documentaries, earnest speculation, pub theorising and bouts of urban mythmaking. But the intervening years spawned a legend that never quite lost its grip on the popular imagination of Glasgow. The killings provoked the country's largest ever manhunt, as well as countless suspects, books, documentaries, earnest speculation, pub theorising and bouts of urban mythmaking. Would it be fair to say you saw your exploration of the mythology surrounding Bible John is more of ahuman interest story than atrue crime breakdown? Or abit of both?

It starts with an interesting premise. Trumenell and her father both went missing in 2005. The police initially suspect her brother, but he is never charged. Odette, Trumenell’s best friend, has a car accident that same night and loses her leg. Now, it’s ten years later and she’s a police officer just like her father. Wyatt, Trumenell’ brother, finds a one eyed girl on the side of the road and turns her over to Odette.The story is told by three narrators. My very favorite of the three was Odette, police officer and daughter of another police officer, who lost a leg in a horrible accident the same night of Trumanell's disappearance. I loved that though Odette had a disability she was never treated as any less of a cop, a runner, or a fighter. Her disability was a natural part of the story and was handled with sensitivity but never any kind of stereotype or weirdness. Odette is a hero I could identify with and fight with through a whole series of books. Eventually, Odette gets involved determined to help ‘Angel’, while she also works diligently to discover what really happened to Trumanell all those years ago.