The Craven Silence

by Lisa Wilson, Nick van der Leek

Nobody knows who killed JonBenét Ramsey. Despite the efforts of Colorado’s legendary super sleuth Lou Smit, the JonBenét Ramsey case has – to the present date - defied demystification. Smit, who cracked over 200 cases and had a 90% success record, devoted the last years of his life to finding JonBenét’s killer. Smit died in 2010 having failed to solve this confounding case. 6 years later, despite massive media attention and widespread public scrutiny the most famous of cold cases remains unsolved. Now two rising stars of the true crime genre have put their heads together for their toughest assignment yet. “The caseload involved is colossal. It’s overwhelming. At times I’ve felt like I was drowning; literally dying while I was investigating this case. I haven’t felt anything as bad on any other case; that should indicate what we’re dealing with here.” – Nick van der Leek, Photojournalist But The Craven Silence is more than just an investigation into the murder of a beautiful little girl, it’s an investigation into the very basements of the human condition. To genuinely probe the cold desecrations of our common humanity, the authors move through the veneers of winter and Christmas to deeper and darker places. “I can understand how this case obsessed Smit but ultimately it defeated him and just about everyone else. We’re trying to avoid getting bogged down or lost inside this twenty year old story; we’re trying to find something no one else has and when we do, stay humble.” – Lisa Wilson, bestselling author and blogger In The Craven Silence the authors have burrowed behind Boulder’s chummy bureaucracy in search of not one murderer, but several…

284 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 12, 2016

About the author

Lisa Wilson (aka Juror13) is a trial blogger who resides in California, USA.

She and South African freelance photojournalist Nick van der Leek, under the partnership of #SHAKEDOWN, have paired up to co-author many trial narratives.

Reviews

[Vanessa]

Terrible

Rambling opinions with very little structure. It would be a really confusing read for someone not familiar with details of the case. They get key facts wrong. The swearing is uncalled for. Needs a heavy edit and reads like a blog or forum; not book material.

[Brook]

Finally the truth

This book delves in deeper to this case and asks the questions others are too scared or close minded to even ponder. Great read!!

[Shalini singh]

Through all my Obessesion about Jonbenet Ramsey, this book was a must read.
Full review on my IG

[Rachel Lane]

True crime ain't sexy

If you are expecting an exciting or dramatic account of this case then this may not be the book for you. This book attempts to get into the everyday nitty gritty; the heart of the case. It may not tell you want it to, but it will help you to see different elements of the case logically. True crime ain't sexy!

[Shelly Gordon]

its ok, kinda of like reading a podcast though. got some good information and easy to grasp if you're already a case obsessive but I'd avoid for those wanting a basic understanding of the case. defiantly more chatty than firm literature but ok

[Bo]

Gave up halfway through due to comments like....covered in book 2...covered in book 3 - just couldn't continue.

[julie purves]

Gripping the Evidence

This was so gripping I had butterflies and could not put it down at all. There were many details of the case I had not been aware of up until now.

[dawn]

Brilliant

What a brilliant book, I couldn't put it down. It answered some of my questions I had, go get it...

[d wright]

Brilliant

A hard hitting account of a case that has been in the spotlight many times over the last two decades. I loved the 'tell it as it is' writing style and have the next two books downloaded.

[keturah franklin]

Very good read

This book dives into an area most authors omit....it addresses the thought patterns of those that could be involved...on to book 2