brobocop187's review
3.0
Its always the short dudes. Interesting to see how they can be so confident and control some people.
nikkideeley's review against another edition
4.0
The Pied Piper recounts the acts of the serial killer Charlie Schmid who murdered three girls after luring them in with his narcissistic charms.
Another interesting story which I had never heard about before this series of books. The story was given factually and with little emotion aside from the actual courtroom quotes. The book was informative and well written.
Another interesting story which I had never heard about before this series of books. The story was given factually and with little emotion aside from the actual courtroom quotes. The book was informative and well written.
catcole1895's review
5.0
So good!
This was truly difficult to put down. Although a terrifying topic, I was hooked within the first few pages and could not wait to get back to reading. The writing is well thought out and structured, the story mapped in an easy to follow manner. I'd highly recommend this to someone interested in true crime.
This was truly difficult to put down. Although a terrifying topic, I was hooked within the first few pages and could not wait to get back to reading. The writing is well thought out and structured, the story mapped in an easy to follow manner. I'd highly recommend this to someone interested in true crime.
teriboop's review
4.0
This is a short story about the true crimes of Charlie Schmid, known as the Pied Piper of Tucson, a serial killer in 1964. The young man killed at least three young women. He tried to entice a few friends to help him on his quest to kill women.
Schechter details the events that lead up to the discovery of these women's disappearance and murders and Schmid's trial and incarceration/death. This is a quick read and is run to read as a "Kindle in Motion" that should be read via the Kindle app on an iPad or Kindle Fire to check out the fun-moving graphics.
Schechter details the events that lead up to the discovery of these women's disappearance and murders and Schmid's trial and incarceration/death. This is a quick read and is run to read as a "Kindle in Motion" that should be read via the Kindle app on an iPad or Kindle Fire to check out the fun-moving graphics.
xxstefaniereadsxx's review
dark
informative
fast-paced
4.0
This was the last book in the Bloodlands collection that I had left to read, so I finished it this morning. It was only about an hour long, just like the others and was included in the Audible Plus catalog, which I loved. This particular story was about Charlie Schmid, a weird serial murderer, who was active during the Free Love era. He was a strange character and really put me in mind of a Charlie Manson sort of guy. He had women that were super into him, though I can't really see what the appeal was. It was an interesting story, and I would recommend this and the rest of the series for anyone looking for short listens on Audible.
spicy_koala's review
3.0
A quick little true-crimes read. Basically the story of a psychotic Elvis wannabe who killed women in Tucson in the 50's/60's.
cierra_marie's review
4.0
Thanks to Amazon for making the Bloodlands Series available to Prime members both for Kindle and Audible. Harold Schechter does a great job of fitting a lot of historical information into approachable sizes. The Pied Piper was my first in the series.