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Cruel Doubt
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.152309756186
EAN: 9780671775391
ISBN: 0671775391
Label: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: June 01, 1992
Publisher: Pocket
Studio: Pocket
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Rating:  - A real thriller
I don't usually comment on others' reviews, but I found a recent one not to be fair, in this case. McGinniss gave his usual, awesome description of this horrible murder, including detailed interviews with the investigators and especially Bonnie Von Stein and Chris Pritchard. A criticism was that it was one-sided. As a true crime author myself, I know that often the "other side" won't talk to the author, and I suspect this was the case here. In Bledsoe's "Blood Games," another ... Read More
Rating:  - Interesting Reviews/Comments
I did not think much of this book.
First, I found it quite interesting that Bonnie Von Stein had very similar injuries as Jeffrey MacDonald, and McGinnis thinks he's guilty and Bonnie isn't. It seems that McGinnis switches "sides" depending on payment. Also, Wade Smith, Bonnie Von Stein's attorney, brought McGinnis into this case. Smith was also involved to some degree with the MacDonald case.
Secondly, McGinnis tells the tale solely from Bonnie Von Stein's point of view. ... Read More
Rating: - Outstanding - Well Written
This is one of the best true crime books that I have ever read. I liked it even better than Fatal Vision (McGuiness as well). Mcguiness makes the characters come alive for the reader. It makes you want to go a meet and speak with them all personally. The story is sad and will break your heart, and mcguiness definitely does not try to diminish these feelings. There is no warm fuzzy ending, just the hope that Bonnie Von Stein's life is getting better.
Rating: - A riveting read
I read Joe McGinniss' Fatal Vision on Jan 5, 1985, and found it a well-done account. This book is just as good, and I found that I kept wanting to get back to reading it. It is very well-done, and a lawyer can read it without cringing, since the author handles the legal issues--fascinating ones so far as attorny-client relations go--intelligently. Anyone reading the book will want to read the opinion of the North Carolina Supreme Court which is State v. Upchurch, 421 S.E. 2d 577 (N.C. 1992). ... Read More
Rating: - Great job with a difficult subject
I thought McGinnis did an incredible job with some very, very touch subject matter. I read "Blood Games" as well, and while both had their advantages, "Cruel Doubt" was far and away the better book. Like other readers, I was shocked that Moog was convicted without physical evidence, and while I'm sure he was involved, I feel confident that others -- including Henderson and Pritchard -- were also involved. Unlike Bledsoe, McGinnis took the time after the trial to gauge those involved ... Read More
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