Put This JOHN LIST Murder Story on Your LIST!

Yes, truth is definitely stranger than fiction.

This book was a very well researched and riveting “OMG!” story about John List, a University of Michigan MBA/CPA who murdered his wife and three children and got away with this horrific crime for 17.5 years. Kudos to the television show “America’s Most Wanted” and the show’s tipster for helping the FBI locate and capture John List.

Author Joe Sharkey did a superb job of researching EVERYTHING we should know (but would be afraid to ask!) about the complex character of John List, his family, the murders, his escape, and how he was able to avoid detection for 17.5 years. The book was well organized and really moved. I listened to the book’s audio version and the narration was superb.

I had never heard of John List’s crime before and perhaps that is why I found his story to be particularly fascinating. When John List murdered his family in 1971 it took authorities one month to discover four dead bodies in John List’s home. With today’s technology, John List never would have had that one month lead time to escape and reinvent himself.

If you’re a true crime story fan, put this John List book on your reading list. It’s a great read!