Catch Me if You Can

Jessica Brazee says:

I really enjoyed the 2002 movie Catch Me if You Can (starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Tom Hanks) and thought I would give the book a try after coming across it at the library. While the movie did a great job of condensing and editing the book, but it was fun to read more details about the teen con's spectacular adventure. The tone of the book is somewhat arrogant (as a person would have to be to be able to pull off the incredible cons that he did starting at age 16) but he is just as quick to point out his wrongdoings. Frank Abagnale, who now works fighting crime with the FBI, is obviously a genius as you see him impersonate a pilot, ER doctor, and lawyer while making and spending millions of dollars using fake checks, all before the age of 21. A fun read for sure. PG-13  for adult themes.

Thank you, Jessica!! --The Fiction Fairy

I'd Know You Anywhere

Jessica Brazee says:

This mystery novel is about a suburban mother, Eliza Bennett, who has a chilling past...she was kidnapped at age 15 by a sociopathic young man who had already kidnapped, raped, and killed several teen girls. For some reason, he spared Eliza and she was able to go with her life after he was caught and subsequently sentenced to death row. After many years of appeals and retrials, Walter contacts Eliza stating he needs to see her to apologize. Eliza knows it is unthinkable to let this monster back into her life but curiosity gets the better of her since she has wondered all these years why he let her live. This book is a suspenseful page turner. PG-13 for adult themes; I did not find anything to be graphic or explicit.

Thank you for your review, Jessica! --The Fiction Fairy