Suzy Spencer
Auteur van Breaking Point (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
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Fotografie: Photographed at BookPeople in Austin, Texas by Frank Arnold
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- Geslacht
- female
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 5
- Leden
- 174
- Populariteit
- #123,126
- Waardering
- 3.3
- Besprekingen
- 5
- ISBNs
- 22
The author seemed to be a little slanted towards the insanity defense but did a thorough job of describing the trials and the possibilities of motive and insanity. The author made quite a good case of describing post partum depression or, actually, just major depression, and showed how far we've come in diagnosing and understanding that depression can make people do unbelievable things, including despicable crimes. This book actually changed my thinking about the crime, especially as the author describes how overworked and brow-beaten she was... and I came away with a new and different view of the father. I guess that speaks to the quality of the book because I don't usually change my mind because of books... but the author presented a great book. Highly recommend if you remember this case.… (meer)