Tacoma Confidential

by Paul LaRosa

Gig Harbor, Washington, a quiet Tacoma suburb, knew little of tragedy and scandal-until April 26, 2003. On that day, David Brame, distraught over his impending divorce, shot his wife to death in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451217268
• ISBN13: 9780451217264
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

David Brame was a sociopath

My daughter bought this book after seeing the "48 Hours" story. A real page-turner. This "man" made me sick. To him, women were possessions to be controlled, used, owned. And to shoot his wife and himself in front of his young children...what a narcissistic creep. And his parents....MAJOR case of denial. So poor Crystal "drove him over the edge"? Gee, what about the young woman their precious son had raped? Did SHE ask for it, too? And the female detective he sexually harassed...was that HER fault? David Brame was a bully and a coward. He victimized his late wife, his children, his subordinates....everyone he could use. I don't buy the stories about Crystal. If she was "unstable", living with him MADE her that way. I noticed that once she dumped him, she was fine. She should've stayed away from him. Brame should never have been a cop, much less police chief.

Excellent read

I couldn't put this book down. I read a lot of true crime but I think LaRosa is the best author I have read thus far. You won't be disappointed.

Awake

Lost one nights sleep because I could not put this book down. Mr. LaRosa is an excellent storyteller. Looking forward to his next book and hopefully many more to come.

What a Story!!

Paul LaRosa did such an extensive investigation it was as if he was there himself watching this brutal marriage and the lives and death of David Brame and his wife Chrystal. You can't put this book down for minute. So much research in the details of this horrible crime,from the family to David's Co workers to everyone around the both of them. Paul Larosa is an incredible author and can't wait to read his next book. This book is a must read.

"You are there...."

I had never heard about this case so I didn't know what to expect when I started the book. It immediately had a "you are there" ring to it because of the easy flow and the details and descriptions. It read like a novel. This is such a sad story, especially for the children. How sick does a man have to be before somebody notices and does something about it? Do these psychopathic men really hide their evil so well? I can think of Scott Peterson, of course, and Laurie Hacking's husband, as well as others -- and David Brame fits right in with them. Nobody notices the sickness in these men until it is all over and their wives are dead? It is so sad. In any case, this was a very well-written book and I am going to check to see if Paul LaRosa has written any others.