A review by thisbookishcat
Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

What a jarring read. I really wasn't about all of the details at the beginning, that just seemed like too much to start with, but by the time I got to the end of the book I really understood why that choice was made and the impact it has. Criminal investigations are no joke and for those of us who do not have this as a part of our everyday lives are able to live in a sort of blissful ignorance while people like Paul bear the brunt of the brutality (and at times hopelessness) of it all.

If you like true crime as a genre I'd recommend this since it adds an element of humanity not just to the victims but to the investigators who seek justice for the victims.