The Jolly Roger Social Club : A True Story of a Killer in Paradise

from bbrad

This gruesome true crime story takes us to the U. S. expat community on the Caribbean coast of northwest Panama, where five members of that community were murdered by one of their own between 2007 and 2010. The author, a journalist of some experience, does a nice job of describing the murderer, h...

from booksandbosox

I received this book as part of LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program. I've always been interested in true crime and this sounded like a fascinating story. I appreciated Foster's efforts to dive into the history of Panama that may have contributed to something like this happening. Unfortunately, ...

from Cherylk

I briefly remember hearing something about this case. I do like reading true crime and this is why I wanted to check out this book. First off let me start by saying that I did think that Mr. Foster did a good job with all of the details that he was able to obtain in his research of this story. I ...

from brookeott

The Jolly Roger Social Club The true story told is an engrossing one and it kept my interest for the most part. There were too many instances, however, of disjointed narratives of events, often skipping many years within a paragraph. It definitely needs some professional editing. I had difficulty...

from loraineo

Very interesting true crime mystery that mostly takes place in Panama. Well researched history . I liked the detailed descriptions of the area and the people involved in these crimes. As a few other reviewers stated some parts were hard to follow , but over all I really enjoyed this book and plan...