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For twenty-five years, the trusted family doctor in a small Wyoming town had been raping and molesting the women and children who most relied on him. Mostly Mormons, the naive victims sometimes realized on their wedding nights the truth about what had happened in Dr. Story's office. In riveting detail, veteran crime writer Jack Olsen tells the searing story of a small group of courageous women who decided to bring a doctor to justice -- and unearthed a legacy of pain and anger that would divide their families, their neighbors, and an entire town. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)364.15320978733Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Criminology Crimes and Offenses Offenses against persons "Sexual" crimes RapeLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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I was very impressed at the quality of the writing (setting aside the OCR errors that all to many e-books are plagued with, which is why I lowered the rating by one star). I can see how this book won an Edgar. Olsen showed how the crime was perfectly plausible. He documented how brave the victims were for coming forward, yet also how honest and loyal the doctor's defenders are.
I was especially sad to read how the case sundered friendships and families. (Apparently the poison spread even further after the events of the book: for one of the doctor's appeals, one sister's victim swore an affidavit that her sister had perjured herself during the criminal trial.) Olsen represented all sides fairly; he also managed to write about very religious people without condescending to them, which not many mainstream authors can do.
Previously, my "best ever true crime" list had only three titles: Helter Skelter, The Stranger Beside Me, The Mormon Murders. This excellent book is now #4 on that list. (also published on Amazon) ( )