A great true crime book written by a woman, which is always a recipe for a winner for me. I appreciated Eatwell's attention to detail, her efforts to flesh out the mysterious Elizabeth Short as much as possible, and her commitment to following the facts. To me, it is an incredibly well-reasoned argument for who the murderer really was, and an excellent snapshot of LA at this particular time. The mythologizing around the Black Dahlia will probably never die, nor will it be "solved," but I hope that writers with Eatwell's talent and dogged commitment keep badgering the LAPD for the records until the public finally has all the information. I will be surprised if/when these records are released if they do not add up to confirming Eatwell's theories.