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A review by nightxade
The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What's My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen by Mark Shaw
2.0
2.5 stars
This book starts off well, setting the tone with a look at Dorothy Kilgallen's life, her considerable influence, and the events leading up to her death. I had never heard of her before but am glad to have learned about this incredible women through this book.
Unfortunately, once the book gets to her death, the tone changes to some often superfluous, redundant speculation, with far too much fawning and nor nearly enough editing. Every time it seems like "this author" is going to provide something genuinely meaty to grasp on to, it turns out to be more flighty repetitive gossip column Scooby Doo ghost hunting instead of the critical investigative analysis it thinks it is.
This book starts off well, setting the tone with a look at Dorothy Kilgallen's life, her considerable influence, and the events leading up to her death. I had never heard of her before but am glad to have learned about this incredible women through this book.
Unfortunately, once the book gets to her death, the tone changes to some often superfluous, redundant speculation, with far too much fawning and nor nearly enough editing. Every time it seems like "this author" is going to provide something genuinely meaty to grasp on to, it turns out to be more flighty repetitive gossip column Scooby Doo ghost hunting instead of the critical investigative analysis it thinks it is.