Title: Bright Young Women Author: Jessica Knoll Genre: Thriller/ Historical Fiction Published: 2013 Description: January 1978. A serial killer has terrorized women
across the Pacific Northwest, but his existence couldn’t be firther from the
minds of the vibrant young women at the top sorority on Florida State
University’s camps in Tallahassee. Tonight is a night of promise, excitement,
and desire, but Pamela Schumacher, president of the sorority, makes the
unpopular decision to stay home – a decision that unwittingly saves her life. Startled
awake at 3 a.m. by a strange sound, she makes the fateful decision to
investigate. What she finds behind the door is a scene of implausible violence –
two of sisters dead; two others, maimed. Over the next few days, Pamela is
thrust into a terrifying mystery inspired by the crime that’s captivated public
interest for more than four decades. On the other side of the country, Tina Cannon has found peace in Seattle
after years of hardship. A chance encounter brings twenty-five-year old Rith
Wachowsky into her life, a young woman with painful secrets of her own, and the
two form an instant connection. When Ruth goes missing from Lake Sammamish
State Park in broad daylight, surrounded by thousands of beachgoers on a
beautiful summer day, Tina devotes herself to finding out what happened to her.
When she hears about the tragedy in Tallahassee, she knows it’s the man the
papers refer to as the All-American Sex Killer. Determined to make him answer
for what he did to Ruth, she travels to Florida on a collision course with Pamela
– and one last impending tragedy. Review: We all know Ted Bundy, we’ve read the stories, we saw the documentaries,
series and movies that were made about him. He was in the spotlight so many
times throughout history. And he still is. But what about the women? The victims?
The women left behind? That what author Jessica Knoll focuses on in “Bright
Young Women”, without ever mentioning Bundy’s name. True-crime is popular. People love hearing about horrendous crimes that
happened to people. But have you ever thought about what impact this has on the
people who endured these crimes or the people that were left behind? Every
single time the wound is being ripped open again, just for the entertainment of
others. And I’m guilty of it too. I watch true-crime shows and documentaries.
Knoll criticizes this in the book, without pointing fingers or sounding
pedantic. How the women in the book are threated by law enforcement, judges,
lawyers, men, after having to deal with a great loss due to a horrible crime. It’s
frustrating and infuriating. But unfortunately very true. Knoll does such a great
job in telling the story through these two women, who eventually find each
other. It’s nothing like any other book I have read, I love where Knoll puts
the focus and how well she describes everything Pamela and Tina are going through.
I feel like this is a very important book and I would recommend it to everyone
who is interested in the other side of those crime stories. Rating: 4,5/ 5
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