This was the one I read to satisfy a challenge, and I enjoyed it so much. This is one that really benefits from being listened to rather than read. There are snippets from different interviews that makes this very dynamic. 

Ronan Farrow does a fantastic job, and his reading of the book adds another level to everything. 

If you follow my book’d lists, you will see the works of Douglas Preston pop up multiple times, usually alongside his writing partner Lincoln Child. This discusses many of the real life stories that later inspired those fabulous books. 

While this book did not quite live up to the premise presented by the synopsis, it was a really interesting read that gave a lot of insight to the lives of long haul truckers, as well as sex trade in America.

Everyone who was alive for the Bronco chase and aftermath has an opinion on O.J. Simpson and the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, including O.J. Simpson himself as can be read in this book. There is also insight from the Goldman family and backstory on the publishing of this book that was very interesting.

I’ve never given much thought to being a jewel thief, and after reading this fantastic tale of Doris Payne, there’s really no point in competing. An icon a head of her time, so many of her crimes happened simply because no one thought she was capable of them, and she was smart enough to see that and trust her gut. Fantastic.