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Fatal Journey

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I knew Carrie Love. She was my twin sister's best friend and my eldest sister's roomate.

The forensic information detailed by Mr. Gieck might be accurate - I cannot comment. However, his description of the peripheral characters to this awful crime are very inaccurate. For example, Gieck describes Carrie Love's ex-boyfriend as a "biker," when he actually was a meteorologist, who met Carrie when they both served in the national guard together.

The author might try contacting the people who were involved before making things up. Either that, or correctly mark the book as a work of fiction that is loosely "based on a true story."

The author didn't bother to interview any of Carrie's friends who were around when she made the decision to go on that trip with Jesse Pratt. She wasn't "charmed" by Jesse Pratt as the book's description connotes. She felt he was creepy. However, she was a young woman struggling to make it on her own without much support from her family and she wanted to keep her job. Unfortunately, it cost her life.

This is an excellent true crime novel. I couldn't put it down. Jack Gieck weaves a gripping tale of the murder of Carrie Love. You will find yourself hating the criminal and mocking the bumbling defense lawyer.