Satanic Panic in New Jersey
Satanic Panic in New Jersey
Death on the Devil´s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey
When I read about Death on the Devil´s Teeth, it was said to have the same similarity with Satanic Panic as the West Memphis Three case, so I bought the book without any second thoughts. And today, I want to reveal my thinking about the book so grab a coffee or whatever you like; lean back and join me on this journey.
Book information
Title: Death on the Devil´s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey
Star rating: 3 stars
Genre: True Crime
Release date: July 20, 2015
Pages: 208 pages
Price: Approximately $ 13.74 – 29.43
Note: The book price depends on where you buy it and the format of the book. Besides, the price might change after I’ve written this review.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN10: 1626196281
ISBN13: 978-1626196285
Authors: Jesse Pollack and Mark Moran
Authors:
Jesse Pollack: is a musician and author. He is born and raised in New Jersey. Death on the Devil´s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey was his debut as an author. Mr. Pollack penned the book in company with the co-author Mark Moran. The book got published, however, to critical acclaim. Pollack is married and has two children, and he is an animal lover as he lives with several dogs and cats (here at Noir Crime, we love animal lovers)
Mark Moran: was born in 1959. He is the co-creator of the Weird N.J magazine and website and the co-author of Death on the Devil´s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey. Mr. Moran lives in New Jersey, is married, and has two daughters.
Review:
Satanic Panic in New Jersey
Death on the Devil´s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey
As mentioned earlier in this post, this book came to my attention as it was said to have similarities to The West Memphis Three murder case. Therefore I bought Death on the Devil´s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey. Later I figured out that both authors are into the paranormal well; I can´t blame them as I´m myself; however, I wanted an actual crime book and not a supernatural book. When this is said, Pollack and Moran managed to respect the victims and their families and make this a book about an actual crime.
Pros and cons
Pros
Satanic Panic in New Jersey or as the book is titled Death on the Devil´s Teeth is a well-written book with information about the gruesome finding of the then sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma. Allegedly Jeannette was found with odd objects surrounding her. While reading the book, nothing indicated that the authors were into the paranormal in any shape or form.
Mr. Pollack and Mr. Moran have managed to keep their interest in the paranormal out to their writing. I think the authors give us, as readers, a good backstory of sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma.
Death on the Devil´s Teeth describes the finding of Jeannette DePalma’s body, and they try to draw similarities to other strange killings that might have a connection to Jeannette’s murder. Thereby we get the opportunity to learn about other unsolved cases that might pique our interest.
Cons
I found Death on the Devil´s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey an interesting read; however, at some spots, the authors lost me a bit on the way as they jumped to other cases taking a deep dive into some of those other unsolved cases. From time to time, this made me forget I was reading a book about the strange murder of Jeannette DePalma. And when I found myself getting interested in a case, they mentioned they suddenly jumped to another unsolved murder case.
Satanic Panic is the only similarity I see between the West Memphis three case and Death on the Devil´s Teeth.
Pictures
Like many of you and I, true-crime aficionados/fans, want to know if a book contains images. In Death on the Devil´s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey, the authors Jesse Pollack and Mark Moran provide us with photographs. It´s been a little while since I read the book, but I have made no notes on graphic pictures.
Graphic content
Some readers of actual crime events do not like graphic content in any shape or form may it be pictures or in describing a murder case. Therefore please note if you’re faint at heart, this book might not be a read for you as Pollack and Moran tell graphic details about some of the murders they take us through.
Overall summary of Death on the Devils Teeth
When I look at the book Death on the Devil´s Teeth, I find it well written; however, it is a bit dry, and the wording is a bit dull for my taste.
The research is well done in Jannette DePalma’s case and the other issues the authors take us through.
Overall, Death on the Devil´s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey is an interesting read.
