I N C L U D E S A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
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Title: Chase Darkness With MeAuthor: Billy Jensen
Published: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 368
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
Billy Jensen, an investigative journalist, recounts his 15 plus year career and his drive to look into and solve unsolved cases, and how he went about trying to find endings to all of these stories he kept encountering.
Review:
I've known about Billy Jensen ever since I read I'll Be Gone In The Dark, and have since encountered him on several podcasts. I really enjoy listening to his stories and his insights, and so of course, I quite enjoyed this book.
My favorite thing about this book was reading about Jensen and his father, and I wish we had gotten to read even more about it. It's clear how important his father was to him, and still is, and it really shines through. I also enjoyed reading about his friendship with Michelle McNamara (the author of I'll Be Gone in the Dark), and how important this community of non-police people who investigate crimes is for him.
Another thing that makes this book stand out is the exploration of social media and how the author used it in his investigations, and what an amazing tool it can be (although not always). It's a very interesting part of our current world that I think is often overlooked, and is very interesting to read about.
It was very interesting to read about the different cases Jensen tells us about in this book, although some of them feel a bit scattered about, and I felt like I never quite got into a good rhythm with this. I also felt it got quite repetitive after a while, and the whole thing felt a bit all over the place.
I'm glad I read this though, and for fans of true crime, I think this is a very interesting read.
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