Murder in Old Forge, Pennsylvania: The Tragic Death of the Ziemba Children

by Brian W. Kincaid

208 pages, Paperback

Published July 8, 2025

Reviews

[Leona McAlarney · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I read the introduction I almost didn’t read it. I was 10 years old when this happened. I lived a few blocks away. So many memories came back when I heard someone write a book about this. My aunt lived 45 minutes away and my parents thought about sending my younger brother and I to stay with her until the murderer was found. I remember hearing so many different things about what happened. After reading the book I do have a better understanding of what happened with the search and in the courtroom.

[Roxanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kincaid gets away with the magic trick of revealing the killer from the get go, since his recount of the cursed community’s back story is a riveting page turner. I’m not even a fan of true crime and yet I found myself wanting to scream at the unaware townspeople that the murderer was one of the leaders in the search committee.

Kincaid gives the court case equal flair with lawyers harboring grudges, small town animosities, and a sociopath on trial. Finally, the post script of Kincaid’s tangential brush with the case is downright bone chilling.
Murder in Old Forge Pennsylvania’s suspense is so palpable that I only read it during the daylight.

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the first high-profile case I remember from my childhood. The book was interesting; however, the author repeated himself quite often. He definitely needed a better editor.