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Evil Beside Her (2008)

by Kathryn Casey(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0061582018 (ISBN13: 9780061582011)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Harper

review 1: I love true crime, but have mostly only read Ann Rule. Ms. Casey did an excellent job telling the story of the Bergstroms. Usually in true crime you know how it's going to turn out (criminal gets killed or goes to prison), but even though there was no exception in this case, Casey managed to make the story suspenseful. It really read like a crime novel. Linda Bergstrom was an amazing woman; it's truly a testament to her strength of character that one of the reasons she stayed with James was so that she could keep tabs on him and try to prevent him from harming any more women. I sincerely hope James Bergstrom is never granted parole.
review 2: I couldn't finish this book. It wasn't that it was badly written. It wasn't. I just couldn't stand Linda Bergstrom. ... moreShe's married to a violent, abusive man, James, who is also a rapist. She's afraid that if she leaves him he'll kill her, so she decides to remain in the marriage hoping to find enough evidence against her husband to have him charged and jailed. There is no justification for a man to hit a woman. None at all. But honestly, she continually aggravates and taunts her husband, letting him know she's keeping tabs on him, checking the car and checking his clothes.She worries when they have a baby, a little girl. Many years ago her husband molested an 8 year old girl. Why would you allow yourself to fall pregnant and bring a baby into such a horrific environment?What finally finished me was the massive argument they had over who was to babysit their daughter. It was James's turn but he wanted to go out with a mate. A huge fight ensued and Belinda wad badly beaten and the police were called. Of course she dropped all charges and moved back with him, but I had to think to myself why on earth would she cause such a fight over who was going to look after their daughter. If it was me, there's no way I would ever leave the child alone with her father.I had no sympathy at all for Belinda Bergstrom and I didn't care enough about either of them to read to the end and find out what happened. less

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