Title: My new favorite true crime author needs a better proofreader
Review: Kathryn Casey is a deft writer with a knack for teasing fascinating detail out of what is probably a lot of dry research. She writes in a clear, journalistic style and doesn't gum up the works with overwrought prose.But great day in the morning, she needs to find a new proofreader. I've read four or five of her books now, and she has frequent problems with homophones and near-homophones. ("Counsel" instead of "console"; "swatch" instead of "swath.") Saying that someone "took the wrap" (rather than "took the RAP") is pretty sloppy for a crime writer. Had to deduct one star for that.
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