Black Dahlia Avenger: The True Story

The first part yes, the rest is just repetitious. Couldn't finish.

Not if its like this one.

He's just easy to listen to. Not the best, but not too bad.

Asked and answered.

This is a very interesting case it just could have been told in half the time.

The story, there are times when it seems to drag on and I found myself wondering why he was telling us this but in the end it all ties together.

The story

I did shed a tear for Elizabeth when he talks about what her killers put her through

I believe Steve Hodel, with all the evidence presented I think his dad did kill her

One can only hope that Hodel did a better job as a murder investigator when he worked for the LAPD than he is doing in his retirement. The entire basis on his case comes down to his interpretation of photographs and hand writing analysis of scanned documents--all of which could have been told in half the time, and none of which works as an audiobook without visuals.

His connections are tenuous at best and in some cases, outright ridiculous. His comparison of the crime as his father's homage to Man Ray's Minotaur lacks any reference to what is probably the most notable feature of the work--the absence of the model's head. Would someone who had gone through all the effort to recreate the effect of the photograph (in what Hodel claims to be in intimate detail) and who had already brutally bisected and mutilated a body, then hesitate to decapitate the victim to achieve the full effect?

In addition to the frustrating and gaping holes in the story overall, the first half of the narration is done in such a deadpan and awkward cadence that the listener is often more focused on the reading than on what is being read.

Save your time. After 18 hours invested, I don't feel like I know anything more of any substance in relation to this crime.

The author/detective interjected too much of his own opinion and conclusions, which he tries to back up with weakly linked evidence.

The only actual evidence presented is the writing analysis, which is suspect.

I really was excited to listen to this initially. The author is a reputable detective with an impressive record...how and why he ever came to these conclusions and assumptions are simply baffling.

Evidence for any of his statements. This is a classic example of a cop who picks a favorite suspect and twists everything to fit his idea. This is literally thought police. And I'm sorry but that isn't enough for me.

No.

Good performance with bad material.

Disappointment. This man knows his father was evil and without any hard evidence he can't prove it, so he'll tell anyone who will listen that his father is responsible for every notable crime of the last 70+ years. Yes, you read the correctly.

PLEASE SAVE YOU'RE MONEY. DON'T PICK THIS BOOK.

If the author's facts are verifiable and unimpeachable ... case closed. This book stopped me in my tracks. Out of all of the other suspects and theories put forward by different authors and detectives in the past years about who may have killed the Black Dahlia, Steve Hodel's suspect rings the most true. I shudder to think...

I loved the book. What an eye opening series of events. Very well done. I'd recommend this book to anyone that loves murder mysteries or true crime drama books. You won't be disappointed!

Well this was in general a very good book but still doesn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt it was Dad.

poor, mechanical narration. I couldn't even manage fifteen minutes of the book before removing it from my device. Rifle should not sound like Ruffle.

I enjoyed the book. I appreciate the time and effort of the research used to present the evidence. I look foward to the sequel.