A Talent to Deceive
Author: William Norris
Charles Lindbergh was world famous. Larger than life. He was idolized and one of the first men to be made a household name by media coverage. When his 20-month old son was kidnapped and later found dead in 1932, it was a huge crime. Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German immigrant, was arrested and executed for the crime. Author William Norris contends that Hauptmann was wrongly convicted.
This book is so interesting. Norris presents evidence of shoddy police work, misleading evidence and a cover-up. And then he formulates his own theory on who may have actually been guilty. I've heard similar theories before. While I find it intriguing, there really is no way to prove or disprove the validity of Norris' ideas. It does make for interesting listening, however!
The audio book is just short of 12 hours long. Tom Beyer does a great job of narrating. He reads at a steady pace and has a pleasant, easy to understand, voice.
Enjoyable listen. It is obvious that Norris did a lot of in-depth research into the Lindbergh kidnapping and the court case against Hauptmann. I will definitely be reading more of Norris' books!
*I voluntarily listened to a review copy of this audio book from CamCat Perspectives. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.*
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