Murder Beyond the Grave

Today's Nonfiction post is on Murder Beyond the Grave by James Patterson. It is 304 pages long and published by Grand Central Publishing. The cover is a picture of an empty field with a shovel next to title. It is in his Discovery's Murder is Forever series but you do not have to have read any of the other books as they are all different stories. There is some mild foul language, no sex, and talk of violence in this book. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the Cloud Library Blurb-  A wealthy kidnapped man fights for his life and a real estate deal turns deadly in these two true crime thrillers that inspired Discovery's Murder is Forever TV series.
Murder Beyond the Grave (with Andrew Bourelle): Stephen Small has it all: a Ferrari, fancy house, loving wife, and three boys. But the only thing he needs right now is enough air to breathe. Kidnapped, buried in a box, and held for ransom, Stephen has forty-eight hours of oxygen. The clock is ticking . . .
Murder in Paradise (with Christopher Charles): High in the Sierra Nevada mountains, developers Jim and Bonnie Hood excitedly tour Camp Nelson Lodge. They intend to buy and modernize this beautiful rustic property, but the locals don't like rich outsiders changing their way of life. After a grisly shooting, everybody will discover just how you can make a killing in real estate . . .

Review- These were two cases that I knew nothing about and the tragedy in both cases is extreme. The first case has a lot of grey area about who is or is not involved with the crime. Patterson gives a clear, if bias, opinion on the case but the bias did not take away from the account. The second story pulled a twist at the end about who the real killer was and I really liked that Patterson kept that twist under his hat for the whole case until the end. The writing is Patterson's normal style with short, quick chapters and a short style that helps keep the story going and the reader is pulled to the conclusion with all the heartbreak that it brings. If you enjoyed Patterson's other true crime nonfiction then you will enjoy this book too.

I give this book a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library Cloud Library account.