Hard Twisted Audiobook

" An interesting and quick read...there were a few times when I felt ugly words were used for no reason, but that is just a pet peeve of mine. The author in general was able to create entire personalities of his minor characters in a sentence or two, I really like that, impressive. "

" Based on a true story. I will be doing some research on the case after having read this. "

" I was exhausted when I finished this book. Next I had to look up all the people and the events to learn more. "

" This narrative is an interesting balance between bleak and beautiful. The style is terse, but there are a lot of quite lovely and layered descriptions. The main character was compelling and the story was a heartbreaker. I didn't love it, but I don't regret reading it. "

" A fictional account of a true crime between the recorded accounts. "

" Requires a but if effort to read, sometimes difficult to understand who is talking as dialogue isn't labeled well "

" I absolutely loved this book. The story is gripping and doesn't let you go. I would have given it five stars, but the obsolete quotation marks made for difficult reading at times. That being said, GREAT BOOK! "

" I was thinking "4" until I read the author's note; then I changed my mind to "5". "

" Dark, specific and beautifully written "

" I'm probably going to remember this for a long time because Greaves created a real sympathetic character out of the ignorant, homeless, 13-yr-old Lottie who is manipulated (and kidnapped, basically) by con man and killer Clint Palmer. Based on true events from the 1930's. "