Strange Piece of Paradise: A Return to the American West to Investigate My Attempted Murder - And Solve the Riddle of My, (Paperback)

from dfullmer

This was a haunting book about two girls bound on an across country bike ride who are run over and attacked one night as they slept.

from elsyd

I read this book as an "assignment" by one of my daughters. I plowed through more pages than I would have otherwise. In the end I found this both heartening and disheartening. I have driven all those Oregon highways many times and am now struck by what little we know of what goes on in any area. ...

from iBeth

Terri Jentz is pretty impressive. Not only does she survive a horrific attack and then rescue both her friend and herself, but she also returns to the scene of the crime years later to conduct her own investigation, since the statute of limitations has expired and the police never figured out who...

from sharonk21

Two otherwise unaccompanied young women students from Yale set out to conquer the bicentenial bicycle trail in the late 1970s. Camping alone in Oregon, they are sleeping peacefully in their tent when a truck intentionally flattens their shelter. One woman is left pinned underneath the truck while...

from greeniezona

I found this book so very compelling and haunting. It was hard to put down. I read it ages ago, so I can't remember all the details, but I do feel like it seared a permanent mark into my consciousness.