The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson and Vicky Ward

BATB score: 1/10 🙄

a complete waste of money and time

Best as: the minute by minute recollection of the murder of four University of Idaho students back in November 2022

Best for: unnecessary to read unless you are super invested or related to this particular murder some way some how

Best to: aiyah, author James Patterson, you published this book just in time for Bryan Kohberger sentencing July 23 2025 - verdict was four consecutive life sentences without parole; aiyah, you captivated this momentum and became Kindle’s best seller 😏

BATB lingering thought: 4 innocent university kiddos murdered by a knife 🔪 by a criminology student at a neighboring university; unclear motive, just bad luck

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