A review by sadgirlsidney
RedHanded: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick by Hannah Maguire, Suruthi Bala

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Lets get my only complaint out of the way shall we?

"Paul would drive from Toronto to Ontario every weekend to be with Karla" Chapter 6, page 154 

Now how exactly does one drive from a city to a province that aforementioned city already resides within? A baffling sentence to any canadian reader indeed. 

This book was excellent, from the pacing to how the information was sectioned out and presented. The case details, although at times infuriating (looking at you Karla), was thorough but not obscenely graphic or glorifying. I really appreciate them touching upon the publics obsession with serials killers- and exploration of why some are obsessed over while others are unheard of. And of course discussing the communities that are targeted and are more likely to be completely ignored or even walked back to the serial killers lair by police. Not always fun but still very well done. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings