Murder Comes Down to Sex, Drugs, or Money
Description
The most common triggers for homicide are fear, rage, revenge, money, lust, and, more rarely, sheer madness. This isn’t an exact science, of course. Any given murder can have multiple triggers. Sex and revenge seem to be common partners in crime. Rage, money, and revenge make for a dangerous trifecta of triggers, as well.
This book offers my memories of homicide cases that I investigated or oversaw. In each case, I examine the trigger that led to death. I chose this theme for the book because even though the why of a murder case may not be critical in an investigation, it can sometimes lead us to the killer.
And even if we solve a case without knowing the trigger, the why still intrigues us, disrupting our dreams and lingering in our minds, perhaps because each of us fears the demons that lie within our own psyche – the triggers waiting to be pulled.
Details
- Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Title: Killer Triggers: Murder Comes Down to Sex, Drugs, or Money
- Author: Joe Kenda
- Narrator: Joe Kenda
- Genre: Biography, True Crime
- Length: 8 hours and 30 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Release Date: March 9, 2021
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My Thoughts
If you fell in love with Joe Kenda while watching Homicide Hunter on TV you’re bound to like his newest audiobook. This is Joe all over again, only this time he allows his story and vocabulary to be a bit more colorful in a few places.
Since I think I watched every episode of Homicide Hunter I couldn’t wait to get this audiobook. The minute it started playing I relaxed. Kenda was back. I’m pretty sure if he hadn’t read his book, it would have been lacking a very important element.
Much like on TV he narrates with his dry wit and humor. And as I mentioned above, it’s not always squeaky clean language. Yet it didn’t occur often enough to bother me.
Each story/case is quite unique and requires somewhat different skills in solving it, especially since at that time modern techniques weren’t available.
And as I mentioned earlier Kenda does a wonderful job of being well . . . Kenda. He speaks distinctly and doesn’t rush his sentences.
My Concerns
The listener needs to be aware ahead of time that this is true crime, which can be concerning to some.
Final Thoughts
If you love true crime (okay that doesn’t sound right), and I hope you know what I mean by that, and you’re a fan of Joe Kenda, by all means pick up this audiobook.
My thanks to NetGalley for the ability to listen to this audiobook and review it with no stipulations regarding my rating.
Rating
You’ll find yourself knee deep in mysteries that are intriguing and interesting.
About the Author
Lt. Joe Kenda, a twenty-three-year veteran of the Colorado Springs Police Department, spent twenty-one years chasing killers as a homicide detective and commander of the major crimes unit. Kenda and his team solved 356 of his 387 homicide cases, getting a 92 percent solve rate—one of the highest in the country. After retiring from law enforcement, he starred in Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda, an American true-crime documentary series that ran for nine seasons on the Investigation Discovery network and was aired in sixty-nine countries and territories worldwide. At its peak, Homicide Hunter averaged 1.9 million viewers in the US. See Lt. Kenda on his new crime series, American Detective, available to stream now on discovery+.
Blackstone Publishing
