The narration of this book was good. However, I have read true crime novels with much more punch than this book offered. That’s not to say the writing isn’t good. It’s grammatically correct and there are moments of poetic prose. Also, I thought the author did a good job of grounding the readers in scene by describing various aspects of the city in the beginning of chapters. However, the manner in which this story was told made out feel common. That’s not to say that what the victims experienced should be trivialized. It is not unheard of, though. This story hardly sheds new light on a subject we are all too familiar with – mentally ill individuals are not getting the help they need, committing crimes that are poorly judged so they can be pushed through the system.