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Title: Somewhat repetitive, but essential to understanding the case
Review: Furhman is not perfect, but he's not guilty, either. The best part of the book is the author's walk-through of his own investigation of the crime scenes. He also highlights a little known fact, that Judge Ito had to be VERY biased, and therefore should have recused himself. The down points of the book are that Furhman used too many of Vincent Bugliosi's arguments and words from the book _OUTRAGE_, and that Furhman's thoughts, although powerful, are at times disorganized. He goes over the same ground a few times. However, to me, this kind of repetitiveness convinces me that here is a man who is speaking the truth, but feels that he may never be believed again. For arguments about why the trial was lost, try OUTRAGE. For a more personal look at excellent detective work and the inside scoop on Furhman, read MURDER IN BRENTWOOD. Reading about the terrible miscarriage of justice made me angry about the verdict all over again.
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