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Justice Denied

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Harrington and Burger waste a lot of time, and my money, in this book without an end. When detailing the crimes, they become rather coy and worried about being overly sensational. I appreciate that many books become lurid in their description of crimes, but Harrington and Burger are almost shy in their description.

The real mass of the book is an endless litany about how long it takes to get Ng to trial, and in fact, the trial hasn't even begun when this book ends. The authors endlessly quote sources, to the point that the reader just wants to cry.

I am still trying to figure-out the reason for this book. It basically tells the reader nothing, and doesn't inform in any way.

Don't waste your money.

The Author takes you step by step from 1984 to the present depicting an incredible amount of bodies and other evidence buried in Calaveras County, California. He takes you through the process of capturing Ng and the delayed trial. It's unbelivable how Ng played around with the system. Very well written, I couldn't put it down.

For those who enjoyed Truman Capote's breakthrough "non-fiction novel" IN COLD BLOOD a generation ago, JUSTICE DENIED will be a welcome find. This is a gripping, well-researched documentary that reads like a well-plotted mystery novel. But beware: it may change your views of the American justice system forever -- are we being ripped off by the very system we trust to adminster justice? In other words, who among you is willing to fork over his share of the $16 million (and 13 years!) it cost to finally bring a brutal, maniacal killer to justice. JUSTICE DENIED is writing superb!

The trial was only half over when the book ends. Yes, Ng was found guilty but the penalty phase of the trial remained. After 14 years, couldn't the authors (and publishers) waited a few more months? I found the account and analysis of the legal wrangling simplistic and shallow.

Very disappointed in this book. It's a duplicate of Eye of Evil by these authors until the dates reach 1991...which is the very last few chapters of the book. Also a little disppointed that the authors did not take the time to correct some of their information on the victims. My sister's name is Sheryl PORTER....not Cheryl OKORO, they have had 15 years to research this criteria but neglected to do so but then again the uncharged decedents obviously aren't very important to anyone other than the people who loved them. Lots of other mis info. The authorities did not recover the number of bodies that the authors claim they did. Very diasppointed.