Claiborne
Smith is the features editor at Kirkus Reviews so when he says something is good, I usually listen. I just happened to be at
BookPeople when he emailed me his pick of the year so I walked over to the true
crime section and purchased it on the spot. High praise for Claiborne? Nah, mostly I
love true crime.
Here is
Claiborne’s pick for best book of the year (so far)
Charles
Graeber’s The Good Nurse: A True Story of
Medicine, Madness, and Murder is the most terrifying book published this
year. It is also one of the most thoughtful. The Good Nurse is the nonfiction
account of the many murders committed by Charles Cullen (even though Cullen
eventually confessed and helped the police identify his victims, he killed so
many people that it is difficult to know exactly how many he murdered, although
experts say the number is approximately 400, which makes him the most prolific
serial killer in American history). The Good Nurse is gripping, sad,
suspenseful, rhythmic and beautifully documented (the endnotes to this book are
impressive).
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