The Night Stalker (Pinnacle True Crime) by Philip Carlo
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Book Reviews of The Night Stalker (Pinnacle True Crime)
Book Review: True Crime the way it should be: dark, real, gritty, scary
Summary: 4 Stars
This may be an old case, but Ramirez is the ultimate archetype of evil. In some ways, this is the book that other true crime should be compared to. It's thorough, unrelentingly real, which is what makes this so scary. The structure, and detail make this a must read for true crime fans. It starts to feel long about three quarters in, but this is because Carlo doesn't miss anything. He doggedly persists in presenting every single incident in the case, from beginning to end. Only because it felt long, I gave this four stars. As with any classic, from In Cold Blood to my favorite new classic, Monster of Florence, or Drew Peterson Exposed, this belongs on every true crime fan's shelf.Book Review: Great Book
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a great read. After reading this book it made me want to learn even more about Richard Ramirez and serial killers in general. I thought the trial was a little boring but thought that it fit well and made the book that much more better. I would recommend this book to any one who has even the slightest intrest in Richard Ramirez.Book Review: Book
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a strong book that always keeps yo guessing and on the edge of your seat. I think that this author writes some nice pieces of written masterpiece!Book Review: Starts strong, grinds to hault midway through
Summary: 3 Stars
The detail with which Carlo writes of the murders is impressive, although the calibur of his writing could be better. I found it difficult to put the book down up until the apprehension of Ramirez, which takes place at maybe pg. 300 or so. Thereafter, the narrative becomes somewhat bogged down with superfluous details, such as meticulous but frankly boring recitation of courtroom antics and other minutiae that ultimately has no bearing on the outcome of the case or the story in general. Admittedly, it's tough to achieve the same level of excitement in the second act for obvious reasons; however, if you pick up a copy of Bugliosi's "Helter Skelter" you'll find that it's not quite an impossible feat.
Book Review: Not too bad
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this book expecting it to me really good after reading all the reviews. As some people said on here the first few hundred pages are very good but when you get the trial part it just on!! I mean the author wrote EVERY single thing that was said and happened in the court, if someone blinked he would put that in. It did get a bit better after the trial part when it went into the actual sentence and spoke about his new wife he married in jail, etc. Still there are much better books out there on serial killers.