I’m a podcast fan…also a big fan of Keith Morrison. So I listened to the podcast a couple of years ago, and then read it was being made into a movie (starring Renee Zellwegger). And THEN I got a copy of the book Bone Deep (thanks to Kensington Books Citadel / NetGalley) in exchange for my honest review. 

Written by Charles Henry Bosworth and Joel Schwartz (true crime author and criminal defense attorney), the book covers the murder of Betsy Faria, the arrest and wrongful convictiion of her husband Russ, and the incredible story of a truly evil woman, Pamela Hupp.

When I read that Betsy died from a knife attacked and had been stabbed FIFTY-FIVE TIMES, my first thought was “husband did it.” But there was no evidence, the first responders declared she had been dead for hours when he found her, and he had multiple alibi items, including vido, receipts, and the word of his friends who were with him all evening. But, the momentum of the police and prosecutors resulted in Russ’s conviction, even with the various lies Pam told about the event and situation (kind of suspicious that Betsy changed the recipient of her life insurance to Pam right before she died!!)

Classic true crime. Well done, which I expected since Mr. Schwartz was Russ’s attorney, and Russ cooperated with the authors on the book. Four stars. TC fans will love it.