Published by Gallery Books Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery
Format: ARC, eBook
Obsession, murder, obsession with true crime, and murderers is the name of the game in Becoming the Boogeyman. This is the follow up sequel to Chasing the Boogeyman which I enjoyed. Like the first book, this reads like a true crime novel. The author relies on things from his own life while inserting a serial killer into the narrative.
The boogeyman is serving time, and a copycat killer is on the loose. Chizmar has enjoyed the success of his book and interactions/interviews with “The boogeyman” but finds that when gruesome murders are occurring, those in his town are no longer feeling the love for him. He finds himself once again thrown into an investigation to catch a killer.
I so wanted to love this one. For me this was good not great. For whatever reason, I found myself turning to other books to read and then coming back to this one. I was not as invested in or gripped by this book as I had been with the previous book. What I did enjoy was the pictures and the discussions/prison interviews Chizmar provided. This was a nice plus in the book. But unfortunately, was not enough to win me over completely.
Thank you to Gallery Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.