No Such Thing Judi Coltman 9781300337478 Books
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A killer lurked the Woodward Avenue corridor of Oakland County, Michigan in 1976-77. His prey; children. For one year, he stalked, abducted and murdered young boys and girls, laying their lifeless bodies out in a macabre public display.
In 1977 the killing abruptly stopped, but the killer was never found.
This is the story of what could have happened.
Newly divorced and ready to relaunch herself, Sydney Powell and her retired K9 move back to the city in which she grew up to write a book about the infamous Detroit Purple Gang. Having once lived in a house built and used by the Purple Gang to run liquor, Sydney takes the opportunity to rent the place, believing it will give her insight into Detroit mafia history.
Met with opposition from her psychotic mother and her long brooding brother, Jack, who believe the real story of the house is about ghosts, she begins to dig into its history. Her research yields very little about her intended subject instead pointing to an entirely different history tied to the disturbing death of a young boy.
Peeling away the layers of legal paper, news articles and shuttered memories, Sydney, with help from Jack, becomes acutely aware that the house holds secrets. Unspeakable occurrences linked not only to the gruesome murder that rocked the state, but deeper, more disturbing events held hostage in the walls.
The real life saga of the Oakland County Child Killer sparked the largest murder investigation of its time, reinventing how missing children cases are handled. No Such Thing weaves the many theories and suspects in these unsolved crimes into one dynamic story of ruin, resilience and redemption.
No Such Thing Judi Coltman 9781300337478 Books
Good story - Needs serious content and line edits as well as fact-checking.This book has some good bones, and I became enthralled while reading it, but only after I pushed past the shoddy editing - if the book was even edited at all. Okay, small rant warning: so often, I have purchased self-published books (and even some small press books) of which I assume the author felt that their writing was good enough to bypass having it professionally edited - or that they could edit it themselves. So not true. People, hear me now...even Stephen King needs an editor! I can't count how many books I've picked up, books that had a really great premise, that I just couldn't get through because it was so poorly written and edited. This book contained many of the same ameturish errors, including:
-- endless run-on sentences, some that took up an entire paragraph
-- consistency issues
-- widespread punctuation, spelling and grammatical errors
-- a host of incomplete sentences and small word omissions
-- incorrect word usage
Fortunately for me in regard to this book, I was interested enough in the subject matter that I forced myself to continue. I'm glad that I did, but I still stress that the book would have actually been much more riveting had the author been wise enough to avail herself of the services of a professional editor. If it weren't for three main factors - my having grown up in Royal Oak, MI during the time the murders were taking place, my having attended school with one of the victims, and my having been traumatized with what had happened to her and the other children - I likely would have requested a refund.
Another issue that really nagged at me is that, in the afterward in which she writes her version of the true events that inspired this work of fiction, she has fudged a number of the facts of which a fact-checker would have caught:
-- The abductions and murders of the four victims occurred during 1976 & 1977. The author states in the first paragraph that they occurred during 1977
-- In regards to my schoolmate Jill Robinson, the author states that her parents had two children, Jill and Paul. This is in error, as the couple had three daughters and no sons. There was another small consistency error in describing Jill's experience, but it's hardly worth mentioning here.
-- When the author speaks of Dr. Bruce Danto, a psychiatrist and a key player in the investigation of the killings, she posits that Danto knew more than he was revealing and asks, "Was he treating the killer but bound by patient privilege?" This assumption is in error, since doctor/patient confidentiality is not viable in cases in which a violent crime has been committed.
-- In describing Kristine Mihelich's case, the author mistakenly calls her "Jill," something a qualified editor would have caught and corrected. I'm just saying...
-- The author places the most emphasis on Timothy King, which is understandable, since she clearly lived in Birmingham while this was taking place, and was therefore more affected by his abduction and murder than the other three children. However, her statement that Timothy King attracted more press than the other children is simply not true. All four children's faces were plastered all over every paper, magazine and television newscast as events unfolded - and forever ingrained in our minds. Reports of each abduction and murder of these four small victims permeated our lives every single day in the thirteen months that these heinous crimes took place, reaching national proportions, and no one child received more press than the others. I can only assume that her perception of the unbalanced coverage is slightly skewed because she may have only become aware of what was happening when Tim King was abducted and found murdered.
-- The author also displays a tendency to present her opinions as facts, which is not professional and can hurt her credibility. A qualified content editor would have cautioned her away from such a practice.
On an up note, the author demonstrates a very strong, genuine talent for writing riveting prose, provided she doesn't overreach. I did enjoy the story and, at times, was thoroughly creeped-out (kudos, Ms Coltman!) However, in order to stand firmly in my integrity as a writer and professional editor, I can only see my way to giving this fascinating tome only three stars. My apologies for continuing to pummel a dead horse, but had it been professionally edited, I'm certain that it would have received 5 stars from me.
Okay, once more to the author: next time, please, please, please get your work professionally edited. I'd love to read more of your work, if this is accomplished.
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No Such Thing Judi Coltman 9781300337478 Books Reviews
This book was interesting from beginning to end.Based loosely on a true story with a paranormal twist added to it this book was highly entertaining.
This is a well told and researched fact of the child killer in Michigan. I liked the story although it was a sad tragedy. The involvement of the father should have been more clearer in my opinion, it got a little sketchy around his involvement and how he choose to handle the situation.
I'm not sure where the title came from, but...
This was a well-written story with a manageable number of characters to follow.
The interesting, adult story of missing children kept my interest.
Most people overrate books on . This one was a solid 3 star.
"No Such Thing" is a mystety that is loosely based on the true disappearance and murder of a young boy in a safe suburban Michigan neighborhood. You do not know this as you are reading the novel, it is a story of what could have happened. It is a dark story and there are times you know what is coming and you just want to scream and say don't go there!! But alas, it wouldn't be a story if the characters took the safe way out. I really liked the references to the island and what could have happened there, that was also based on a true event. This one is a page turner and can be dark and creepy and uncomfortable at times but you won't want to put it down. The author's story at the end, really pulled it all together for me and it's one of those things that will keep you thinking about it for days and you will wish there was even more to read. I had an ARC (advanced reading copy) but I just bought it on and am going to read it again.
The loss of a child in any circumstance is an unspeakable torture but not knowing where they are or what he's going through has got to be the worst of hell. This book brought the unthinkable forward for us to hear and try to understand that the worst can sometimes happen even in the best of neighborhoods and by the very people we trust the most. Eye opening.
I don't know where to begin with this one. I couldn't put it down. I really think I would have given it 5 stars even if I hadn't lived through that horrible time in suburban Detroit. I had a daughter just the age of the missing children and the last boy was found only a couple of miles from our home. There are a lot of sick people out there and the author did a wonderful job of drawing several of them. Whether or not you remember this time, it's a great read.
I agree with another reviewer that I found this book has stayed with me after finishing it. Being a resident of the Metro Detroit area during those child abductions, I remember them well. This is a work of fiction that gave an explanation of what could have happened.
The story was really intense and kept me turning pages to see what would happen next. I have recommended it to a friend! I really enjoyed it.
While many people complain about people giving too many stars to books, I really think this was a good story. If I truly enjoy a book, I feel it is okay to give it 5 stars. I have read James Patterson books that I could not finish as they were too gruesome, and felt should not have been best sellers. These relatively unknown authors should get a pat on the back when they have told a good story.
Good story - Needs serious content and line edits as well as fact-checking.
This book has some good bones, and I became enthralled while reading it, but only after I pushed past the shoddy editing - if the book was even edited at all. Okay, small rant warning so often, I have purchased self-published books (and even some small press books) of which I assume the author felt that their writing was good enough to bypass having it professionally edited - or that they could edit it themselves. So not true. People, hear me now...even Stephen King needs an editor! I can't count how many books I've picked up, books that had a really great premise, that I just couldn't get through because it was so poorly written and edited. This book contained many of the same ameturish errors, including
-- endless run-on sentences, some that took up an entire paragraph
-- consistency issues
-- widespread punctuation, spelling and grammatical errors
-- a host of incomplete sentences and small word omissions
-- incorrect word usage
Fortunately for me in regard to this book, I was interested enough in the subject matter that I forced myself to continue. I'm glad that I did, but I still stress that the book would have actually been much more riveting had the author been wise enough to avail herself of the services of a professional editor. If it weren't for three main factors - my having grown up in Royal Oak, MI during the time the murders were taking place, my having attended school with one of the victims, and my having been traumatized with what had happened to her and the other children - I likely would have requested a refund.
Another issue that really nagged at me is that, in the afterward in which she writes her version of the true events that inspired this work of fiction, she has fudged a number of the facts of which a fact-checker would have caught
-- The abductions and murders of the four victims occurred during 1976 & 1977. The author states in the first paragraph that they occurred during 1977
-- In regards to my schoolmate Jill Robinson, the author states that her parents had two children, Jill and Paul. This is in error, as the couple had three daughters and no sons. There was another small consistency error in describing Jill's experience, but it's hardly worth mentioning here.
-- When the author speaks of Dr. Bruce Danto, a psychiatrist and a key player in the investigation of the killings, she posits that Danto knew more than he was revealing and asks, "Was he treating the killer but bound by patient privilege?" This assumption is in error, since doctor/patient confidentiality is not viable in cases in which a violent crime has been committed.
-- In describing Kristine Mihelich's case, the author mistakenly calls her "Jill," something a qualified editor would have caught and corrected. I'm just saying...
-- The author places the most emphasis on Timothy King, which is understandable, since she clearly lived in Birmingham while this was taking place, and was therefore more affected by his abduction and murder than the other three children. However, her statement that Timothy King attracted more press than the other children is simply not true. All four children's faces were plastered all over every paper, magazine and television newscast as events unfolded - and forever ingrained in our minds. Reports of each abduction and murder of these four small victims permeated our lives every single day in the thirteen months that these heinous crimes took place, reaching national proportions, and no one child received more press than the others. I can only assume that her perception of the unbalanced coverage is slightly skewed because she may have only become aware of what was happening when Tim King was abducted and found murdered.
-- The author also displays a tendency to present her opinions as facts, which is not professional and can hurt her credibility. A qualified content editor would have cautioned her away from such a practice.
On an up note, the author demonstrates a very strong, genuine talent for writing riveting prose, provided she doesn't overreach. I did enjoy the story and, at times, was thoroughly creeped-out (kudos, Ms Coltman!) However, in order to stand firmly in my integrity as a writer and professional editor, I can only see my way to giving this fascinating tome only three stars. My apologies for continuing to pummel a dead horse, but had it been professionally edited, I'm certain that it would have received 5 stars from me.
Okay, once more to the author next time, please, please, please get your work professionally edited. I'd love to read more of your work, if this is accomplished.
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