The Girls Are Gone
The True Story of Two Sisters Who Vanished, the Father Who Kept Searching, and the Adults Who Conspired to Keep the Truth Hidden

This one started off so promising I bought it after reading the preview, and it indeed an engrossing reading experience, but ultimately it was also a frustrating one. I'm landing on a 3.5 here. This book's greatest strength is ultimately also its weakness: this is a true crime accounting that leans......more

With a case with so much going on in it like this one I am surprised I hadn't been aware of it before I read this book. David Rucki and Sandra Grazzini-Rucki married and had five children. These children loved their parents and just wanted to grow up and be normal people. Being married to his wife fo......more

I was given this book for review. After finishing this book, it took a few days to reconcile everything I loved about it with the issues I had. At the beginning, I thought this was on track to be a solid four stars and my favorite true crime of the past six months. Then the issues began piling up and......more

Literally could have made this book 200 or so pages and it would have been a lot better. So long and unnecessary but it truly highlighted how evil of a mother she was. However, the length of divorce court was not necessary when it comes down to the daughters missing. I really don’t recommend this bo......more

If you're looking for a good mystery with a twist ending for the holidays, pick it up. I was unfamiliar with the case but it's a doozy. And well written by a journalist/paralegal combo.......more