Catch The Sparrow

I am a long time reader of all things true crime. I started reading this genre when I was around 13, beginning with The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule, So suffice it to say, I am well versed in true crime. So when I read the synopsis, I figured this might be a good to add to my never ending collection of not only books but true crime books.

I was very intrigued by the story. A young woman cut down in her prime by a maniac. Who could have murdered such a well liked person? Stephanie Kupchynsky seemingly disappeared in 1991. She was a violinist and teacher who had fled an abusive relationship and had ended up in Greece, New York. She was dating again and everything seemed good for her. Rachel Rear, the author, is her step-sister, although they never met. Her mother married Stephanie's father when Stephanie had already been missing for 6 years. Rachel was 20 then after Stephanie's bones were found in 1998, she was determined to find out who had murdered her. She does a really good job of describing how she started to investigate and how she spoke to everyone involved not only in the case itself but of Stephanie's life when she was alive. The book goes into how the town was a place of dysfunction and corruption, something that most likely played into not only her death but the inability to find her murderer sooner. I felt there was a bit too much time spent on this topic and a lot of filler here and there but overall the story itself was interesting.

I received this book for free from NetGalley for an honest review.