The Murder of Maggie Hume
Cold Case in Battle Creek

This week while at the Willard Library I picked up a copy of The Murder of Maggie Hume: Cold Case in Battle Creek by Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester. Like many people I enjoy reading a true crime book sometimes, and this was an excellent one. Battle Creek, Michigan is not my hometown, but I have li......more

This is an interesting read for several reasons. First it is a pretty well-written true-life whodone it. Secondly, this happened where i live and while I didn't personally know Maggie, we were the same age and had many common friends, common experiences and so I remember it all vividly. The fact tha......more

The Case is Fascinating Having spent a good portion of my childhood summers in Battle Creek, I was quite interested in reading about this event. While I found the case to be fascinating in its twists and turns, the writing itself was of poor quality to the point it was annoying. Using the same nouns......more

This book is incredibly sad in my opinion. I feel extremely bad for Maggie's family that after all of this time they have not caught her Killer. In my opinion, I believe that her boyfriend Jay killed her. How else could he know so much about Maggie's death and the way that she was killed and not be......more

Fairly well written and keeps an easy pace through a lot of events and turns in this case. I appreciated the authors not heavily detailing, they provide enough for context and keep moving. There are only a few things I wish had been more than a passing note. For instance, passing comment that Jays c......more