Nick van der Leek has written a stunning exposition of the actions of Amanda Knox, in particular. It is clear the author has researched his material in great depth, from court documents, newspaper reports, court testimony, DNA evidence and motive. However, none of this gets in the way of the flowing narrative.
The book reads like a psychological thriller, with the perpetrators continuously trying to keep six steps ahead of the cops, like a Spaski- Fisher chess game.
It doesn't help that in Italy, court hearings go on for years and does not end until the final Supreme Court seal of approval. In this case, we know the Italian SC - perplexingly to many - acquitted the two remaining accused, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.
However, that does not mean we cannot revisit the crime scene and try to reconstruct, from all the facts known, what really happened and to attempt to guess at the motive.
You may or may not agree with Nick van der Leek all of the time, and critical minds should not, as the case is ever-developing; however, the author's insights into what drives Amanda Knox in particular are astute, perspicacious and logical.
I have my own theory as to what happened, but it doesn't really contradict Van der Leek's view point.
This is a marvellous book, well written, exciting and insightful. Just when you thought you knew all there is to know, the author surprises with a fresh nugget of information or observed behaviour. - Christina Giscombe
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