Book: Thunderstruck
Author: Erik Larson
Pages: 480
This is my 150th read for the year
This is the story of two people in the late 1800s England- Hawley Crippen who is a doctor who may have murdered his wife and Guglielmo Marconi that developed wireless capabilities to communicate.Their lives intersect when Crippen - who seems an unlikely murderer goes on the run and comunication from various ships needs to be quick to find him.
This was a pretty good book. I loved Erik Larson's "Devil in the White City". He is no doubt a talented writer and skilled researcher. It was just a bit dry and a bit of a slog compared to the other book. It is overly detailed and I found myself wishing he would just get to the point and the reason he was telling two tales leading to one ending. I would have liked to see these as separate stores. I know why he did it, but two tales might have been better handled.
Stars: 3
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