The first half of this book is interesting, especially the chapters on Ramirez’s childhood and family. I wish the author had spent more time on developing those aspects and reporting on the reasons behind Ramirez’s actions so as to actually offer new insight. The second half of the book, which focuses on the trial, was incredibly slow, boring, and felt more fetishistic than anything else. It gave me a distinct impression that the author was trying to rationalise and defend, for lack of a better word, Ramirez rather than simply lay out the facts.