Thread: The Saga of the Bloody Benders

Quote: Originally Posted by Petersen I absolutely LOVE Geary's work both as a draftsman and as a storyteller. The Bloody Benders had a very creepy vibe to it. The horrors of what happened in the home and who exactly was ringleading was only part of the facination for me...the "who were they..really?" question that is explored with some rumors and a few facts really caught my attention. All of Geary's Victorian...

I know what you mean Rick. Mary Rogers was my first Geary book, and it certainly hooked me. The Beast of Chicago's horrific storyline mixed with 'this isn't a case you hear about' is one that stays with you. The Lizzie Borden case is one that I had some familiarity with, but what has kept with me as unsettling is the book's description of the conditions that summer and how the deceased were layed out overnight and the...