The Woodchipper Murder

By Arthur Herzog III

Book Overview

Even though the Newtown, Connecticut, police listed Helle Crafts' disappearance as a routine missing person case, Keith Mayo, a private investigator, knew the Danish-born mother of three hadn't... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805007539
• ISBN13: 9780805007534
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Awkward

Bits and pieces (chips!) of the wife scattered all about ... cheating, narcissistic husband ... apathetic, incompetent cops ... you get the picture. Ladies, the moral of the story is that begging unwilling men to marry you is never a good idea. What I want to warn potential readers about is the awkward writing that is hard to plow through. Such poor sentence structure wouldn't pass muster in a rudimentary composition class. This book reads almost like it was composed in English by someone not very familiar with the language. Often incoherent, the pages are loaded with non sequiturs ... run-on, self-contradictory thoughts ... inconsistent "facts." The incompetent writing distracts from an otherwise solid, gruesome account.

Excellent true crime book

Tragic story of yet another husband who thought he could get away with murdering his wife. A strong tale of a police, forensic, and prosecution team who ultimately went to jury trial twice with a circumstantial evidence case. And a marvelous example of a well-written true crime book. Robert Beattie Wichita, Kansas

DEADLY INTENTION

probably one of the best true crime novel I ever read. definitely purchase this book and I promise you will not be sorry.

Excellent reading "Twice"

To let this book go without a review would have been a "true crime" and possibly caused many people to pass up "one great read". It's the story of a beautiful woman, and mother of two who suddenly disappears. Not a speck of evidence to be found. No leads for the police to follow. And if not for her loving friends, no one would have ever looked beyond the surface. Mr. Herzog's easy reading, enjoyable writing style and attention to detail gives you a clear picture of exactly what is taking place. Each page holds intriguing information about an unbelievable crime committed by an unbelievably arrogant criminal, who almost got away with it. This is one of those "tattered" books on the shelf that is taken back down and re-read every couple of years. It will keep you just as fascinated with every read. A definite "must have" for a true crime buff.