With a shocking twist that rivals the best that fiction has to offer, this book is a triumph of heart over unbearable hurt. Everyone should read it.
Sophie Hannah, author of The Monogram Murders In JANE DOE JANUARY, Emily Winslow has created a new genre. This book unwinds like a page-turning mystery novel while, with gut-wrenching perspective, ... Read moreit embodies the most elegant of personal journalism. I've never read anything like it.
Julia Heaberlin, author of Black-Eyed Susans This factual, fascinating and forensically cool memoir lays out the legal process almost as a police procedural. Then each time Winslow puts aside her detachment to express rage, contempt, impatience, love and gratitude, the memoir takes on a devastating emotional white heat. JANE DOE JANUARY had me gripped and furious.
Eliza Graham, author of The One I Was JANE DOE JANUARY should be required reading for any person who is in a position to interact with victims of crimes.
Retired Commander Bill Valenta of the Pittsburgh Police, the original detective from the case JANE DOE JANUARY is an extraordinary memoir, written with the skill of a master novelist in beautiful, haunting prose. This story should prompt serious discussion and is one of the most important memoirs on sexual assault you will ever read. Her courage in telling it is breathtaking.
Allison Leotta, author of A Good Killing and a former sex-crimes prosecutor for Washington DC A powerful memoir of survival from a great writer.
Lisa Gardner, author of Crash and Burn This riveting, courageous story would be unbelievable if it weren't so heartbreakingly true. Told in elegant-yet-unflinching style by a writer of considerable skill, JANE DOE JANUARY is one of the most compelling memoirs you will ever read.
Brad Parks, author of The Fraud Winslow's precision and clarity disallow us the easy exit of 'I can't imagine...' You don't have to imagine. She's drawn an eloquent, exacting map of what it feels like to dangle on the whims of justice. Life is a finer thing when we understand.
Jamie Mason, author of Monday's Lie The sheer bravery of the memoir alongside the lyrical writing style make it a compelling and ultimately uplifting read.
Kate Rhodes, author of The Winter Foundlings Brilliant, gorgeously written, and utterly chilling.
Carla Buckley, author of The Deepest Secret This important chronicle answers the question, does it serve justice to put a man on trial for a 20-year-old crime?...This eloquent memoir will be appreciated by anyone interested in cold case investigations and victim advocacy as well as true crime fans.
Library Journal (starred review) With remarkable emotional insight and precision, mystery writer Winslow turns to memoir...Powerfully redemptive.
Publishers Weekly (starred review) Urgently written with forthright prose, the memoir's serpentine suspense elements resemble the plot points seen in the kind of crime fiction the author writes herself... Potently rendered.
Kirkus Winslow channels her rage into this meticulously constructed and ultimately terrifying memoir.
New York Times Book Review Searingly honest, poetic, heartbreaking, yet ultimately uplifting.
Menna van Praag, author of The Witches of Cambridge Winslow's muscular, evocative, and achingly honest voice is unforgettable.
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