Tragedy in the North Woods: The Murders of James Hicks (True Crime)

This story is a great story but so badly written, i am a true crime buff. This was flat, no emotion. Does not deserve even 1star.

I found this book was written with a lot of searching for details and I felt that Trudy was along for the ride, like she actually there the whole time

I read a lot of true crime, but much of it is not as readable as Tragedy in the North Woods. This author simply tells the whole story without adding extra ingredients. Another author that I appreciate for this reason is Anita Paddock. While the critics may complain, the reader does not.I had never heard of this Maine case or James Rodney Hicks. When his wife Jennie went missing, the general consensus was that Hicks had murdered her, but her body never turned up. Many years later, another woman disappeared. There was no connection between this woman and Hicks other than they were seen leaving a bar at the same time.Even more years later, a woman who had previously been living with Hicks disappeared, and he was back on the radar. I won't tell you how the story ends because it's no hardship for you to read the book, but I will tell you that it's an interesting story.Relevant photos4

I saw this case on Cold Case Files. We moved to the area where the first murder happened 3 years ago. I bought the book because everything happened in close proximity to where I live.The book was well written and researched. The subject is really fascinating. It was amazing how many women lived with the murderer knowing he was accused and later found guilty of killing his first wife.

A very poorly written book~bored me to tears. I couldn’t get farther than 30% before I gave up. Very expensive for such amateur writing.