By Casey Sherman
Published by Sourcebooks
Finished 7/7/22 – 4/5 stars
“Helltown is a work of fact told with elements of fiction storytelling.” – Casey Sherman
Non-fiction can be hit or miss for me but I greatly enjoyed
this one. Whereas I knew about other
historical events/information included within this story, I had never heard of the
serial killer Tony Costa. My parents hadn’t
heard of these murders either. Granted
they had moved away from Western Mass about 5 years prior, Vietnam was still
going on, and Charles Manson hit the west coast by storm before Costa went to
trial so that might have taken away some of the attention.
There are a few storylines within the book but the main topic
is the gruesome murders of 5 young women.
Some were locals and others were not.
All were lives taken way too soon by a drug addict with an alter ego controlling
his actions. I thought all the stories
were well told and blended together nicely so I would say it was well written. I definitely recommend it.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for gifting me with
an advanced copy to read and review.
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