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I have always been very interested in the Vidocq Society and found the history of how the organization was formed very interesting. I was familiar with most of the cases presented in the book, through other reading I had done in the past, the the macabre details were not shocking to me but might be to some. I read the book, not to focus on the cases, but on the people in the organization. I found it an interesting point of view by the author and I thought that the life stories of the three original members Walter, Fleisher, and Bender were fascinating.

They have always been portrayed very differently in the media and it was great that they offered to participate in having the stories of their life made public. There are many books that contradict the work of the Vidocq Society, but I am glad that this book was written and portrays them as an organization that does help families and law enforcement organization, and that their work should not go unrecognized.

I guess I should have paid more attention to reviews or the description or something because this was nothing like I expected. The book is retelling after retelling of the most atrocious, bloody, gruesome, true crime stories in U. Some of the mysteries were never solved, so they're just plopped down in this book for reasons of sensationalism as far as I could tell.

The "stories" of the founders of the Vidocq Society are interwoven with the true crime tales, but in a way that turns this from a strict nonfiction book to an odd amalgamation of biography, mystery, true crime, horror, history, and oddly geography. Finally, I don't have any idea why "Sherlock Holmes" is part of the title other than to erroneously sell this to people who are Doyle fans.

I am giving this book a 4 star rating even though I only managed to get a few chapters in For those with stronger stomachs than mine, or less vivid imaginations, this would be a great read.

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend a conference a couple of months ago that featured Richard Walter, one of the top forensic psychologists and profilers in the world, which is what prompted me to read this book about the Vidocq Society, which he is a founding member of.

My recommendation is that if you have the opportunity to see Richard Walter in person, do it. He is a brilliant man and an outstanding speaker. If you read just one tiresome, unorganized true crime book that reveals little while saying a lot, don't make it this one.

Crappy books are crappy books but I'm sure even with these negative qualifiers, you could still do better than this. This book is so poorly arranged and utterly forgettable that a couple of weeks later all I can remember is Frank Bender making that bust of John List and I knew that before I read this book so really, it wasn't worth the time I spent trying to make sense of the disjointed timeline as Capuzzo discusses several cases at one, sliding into a new one without any real attempt to allow the reader to keep up with him.

And nothing is better than pages and pages and pages about the infamous Boy in the Box case wherein the author does the literary version of the movie High Tension, not once, but twice. He gives us two relatively intensive profiles of who may have killed the boy, including a creepy discussion of a foster mother who kept the boy in the basement for her own amusement only to go all YOINKS!

Just kidding, this is what may have happened, pay no attention to that strange, sickening, intense profile I just gave you. Really, this book is a turd. Polish it if you want, but ultimately, Capuzzo did the Vidocq society no favors with this hot mess. I was interested in this book because I was in the mood to read some murder mysteries as well as read some history.

The book does provide these, but to be honest, I thought the writing was terrible. The timeline skipped around without a clear indication of what time we were in, information was repeated multiple times between chapters, and some thoughts and actions were presented as happening during the murders without any explanation of how it was known that they happened.

Not to mention that the prose was awful. I also found the end jarring and disappointing. Duration: 15 hours 2 minutes. Similar Titles. Reviews Erica M. Donec in tortor in lectus iaculis vulputate. Sed aliquam, urna ut sollicitudin molestie, lacus justo aliquam mauris, interdum aliquam sapien nisi cursus mauris. Nunc hendrerit tortor vitae est placerat ut varius erat posuere.

Duis ut nisl in mi eleifend faucibus egestas aliquet arcu. Nam id enim sapien. Nam interdum justo eget nisi pulvinar et condimentum orci bibendum. Founded by three extremely different men, the group has gone on to solve many cases deemed unsolvable. The idea of the book itself is good. The group is diverse and fascinating and the cases themselves are often strange. The problem with the book is that it jumps around too much from one case to another, so much so that its hard to figure out if theyre going to address the case again in the book.

Theres also the emphasis on Frank Benders love life, which is a little much and not even really on topic. Always gripping, I'd find it hard to describe this as entertainment. This is information disturbing and horrifying for the most part but there is also hope, thanks to the Society.

This is knowledge that helps us discover what drives certain individuals; that informs us as to why some people do what they do,such as the members of the Vidocq Society who labor for the dead in order to provide them a voice,in many cases restores an identity,and provides the relief their families longs for. At fourteen plus hours I found this excellent production much too short and immediately had to listen again.

Initially I thought I would be put off by Adam Grupper's sharp, just-the-facts reading but seconds into the audio I found myself swept away into this history of the origins of expert crime analysis. His voice and intonations were perfect for this book. He would make an excellent Sherlock Holmes. This is a book for all the cynics and skeptics who, like I, long to find the goodness buried deep in the the human soul only to find ourselves horrified by the potential for the extreme evil that is buried in us all; that allows us to annililate each other in ways unimaginable, but still providing hope for those who've lost loved ones to murder.

This is an excellent find. This is one of the most engaging books I have read on crime in a long time. Capuzzo tells the origins and history of the Vidocq Society, a group of forensic experts who gather together once a month in Philadelphia to hear cold cases.

These men and women work pro bono and have solved numerous crimes. The book focuses on the three founding members of the society: US Customs Agent William Fleisher, pre-eminent psychologist and profiler Richard Walter, and the brilliant forensic artist Frank Bender.

These men have solved some of the most heinous crimes of the last 50 years. The topic of the book is fascinating and the true life characters are very intriguing. Perhaps at times too intriguing. Capuzzo, an excellent writer, tends to rabbit trail a little too much and inserts a lot of material that makes the flow of the story choppy and hard to follow at times. Don't let that dissuade you from reading this book. I will give you one warning: this is not for the faint of hear.

You have to understand that these men track down psychopaths. Some of the material is brutal. Capuzzo never revels in the horror, but he does describe it. If you want to believe that there are no bad people out there then avoid this book. You will encounter evil. What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? The narrator was a significant drawback to my listening pleasure. His reading was flat and lacked emotion and interest.

I just simply couldn't bear his droning on and on and on. What could Michael Capuzzo have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? Michael Capuzzo failed to make this story even remotely interesting. His style of switching back and forth between the Vicdocq meetings and the personal biographies of the three men who started the society was confusing and disjointed. The continuous references to Benders unconventional relationship with his wife and multiple mistresses did not advance my understanding of the narrative or did it contribute to the resolution of unsolved cases, ostensibly the purpose behind the book.

Any additional comments? This book was a total waste of time. I hope that someone else covers the Vidocq society and crafts a more scholarly and interesting work.