The Unrequited

by Mark Goldblatt

Two rival tabloid reporters Calvin Hooker and Jewel Parsons set out for Elizabethtown a sleepy hamlet in upstate New York to write separate stories about Daniel Lockett a confessed killer rapist who castrated himself in prison.

Lockett has been paroled after serving only twelve years. Neither reporter is quite persuaded by rumors that Lockett might not have committed the crimes in the first place. But something doesn't feel right; that much they agree on. The reporters join forces and in the course of their inquiries start to suspect the rumors might be true. Lockett might indeed be innocent. But why then did he confess to crimes he didn t commit? And why did he mutilate himself? The search for answers may cost the reporters their lives.

276 pages, Hardcover

First published May 10, 2013

Reviews

[Janis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two writers employed by different tabloids visit Elizabethtown, NY to write a story of a killer paroled from prison and who also has castrated himself while in prison. Hence the sensationalism that would interest a tabloid. Interesting plot twists and turns keeps the reader involved throughout the story to the interesting and surprise ending.
I have never read Mark Goldblatt before. Once I got used to his style of writing, I liked it. It did make me think about tabloid writers and whether or not they regret the sensationalism they create for their subjects.

[Clare]

Twerp was awesome, but this looks like it's for adults, quite different...