Book description
In 1959 Ray and Daisy Cook and their five children were brutally slain in their modest home in the central Alberta town of Stettler. Robert Raymond Cook, Ray Cooks son from his first marriage, was convicted of the crime, and had the infamy of becoming the last man hanged in…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Boy as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was immediately drawn into the story and admired how the author wrote three parts skillfully and had the tenacity to drive many miles to find the people who took part in the original story to portray what happened.
I found this to be a powerful book in many ways. It combines the story of the 1959 murder of a family in small-town Alberta, the possible miscarriage of justice, the author’s search for the truth about the case, and a fictional account of a family in which things turned out differently.
From Karen's list on weave real life crime with memoir.
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