{"id":30649,"date":"2023-10-04T10:36:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30649"},"modified":"2023-10-04T10:43:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:43:24","slug":"review-kill-show-by-daniel-sweren-becker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/04\/review-kill-show-by-daniel-sweren-becker\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30649\" data-postid=\"30649\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30649 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7jx1100 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_299z100 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_soaz100 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30650\" title=\"kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker\" alt=\"kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_g6kl100 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sara Parcell disappeared without a trace on a crisp April morning in Frederick, Maryland. Her tragic story was a national obsession and the centerpiece of a controversial television docuseries that followed her disappearance in real-time. But is it possible that everyone missed the biggest secret of all?<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ten years after these events, the people who knew Sara best are finally ready to talk.\u00a0In this genre-bending novel, Daniel Sweren-Becker fashions an oral history around the seemingly familiar crime of a teenage girl gone missing. Yet\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Kill Show<\/span>, filled with diabolical twists and provocative social commentary, is no standard mystery. Through \u201cinterviews\u201d with family members, neighbors, law enforcement, television executives, and a host of other compelling characters, Sweren-Becker constructs a riveting tale about one family\u2019s tragedy\u2014and Hollywood\u2019s insatiable desire to exploit it.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">By revealing the seedy underbelly of the true crime entertainment machine,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Kill Show<\/span>\u00a0probes literary territory beyond the bounds of the standard whodunit; it\u2019s a thoughtful exploration into America\u2019s obsession with the mysteries, cold cases, and violent tales we turn to for comfort. Groundbreaking, fast-moving, and informed, this is a novel about who\u2019s really responsible for the tragedies we love to consume.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_hjh2100 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ka6g100  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Oct 3, 2023<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Harper<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">A sixteen-year-old girl goes missing from the small town of Frederick, Maryland. It was an ordinary school day when Sara Parcell returns to the school bus to retrieve her forgotten backpack and seems to disappear into thin air. Detective Felix Calderon is on the case, but the prime suspect denies being responsible. Everything changes when a candid video of Sara\u2019s parents taken and posted online by Sara\u2019s younger brother goes viral. It catches the attention of reality show producer Casey Hawthorne who starts a real-time true crime documentary following the family and the search for Sara.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This fictional novel is told in the format of interviews for a true crime documentary. I love this type of storytelling and think it provides a fast-paced read. You get to see multiple points-of-view since everyone involved is interviewed for the program. A downside is there are a few important characters I didn\u2019t feel like I really got to know since you only get to know them from what they say or others say about them in the interviews.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">I wish some of the important parts of the story would have been uncovered as the story progressed instead of being revealed right from the beginning to add more suspense. There are still several twists in the case that I didn\u2019t see coming, and I enjoyed the book. In addition to being a mystery about a missing teen, this book is also a commentary about the public\u2019s fascination with true crime and how many people believe these types of shows exploit tragedy for entertainment and money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4lqc100 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3F22PdN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3ZFpW7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker\/1143421991?ean=9780063321427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/kill-show-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Daniel_Sweren_Becker_Kill_Show?id=_AmlEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sara Parcell disappeared without a trace on a crisp April morning in Frederick, Maryland. 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Her tragic story was a national obsession and the centerpiece of a controversial television docuseries that followed her disappearance in real-time. But is it possible that everyone missed the biggest secret of all?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ten years after these events, the people who knew Sara best are finally ready to talk.\u00a0In this genre-bending novel, Daniel Sweren-Becker fashions an oral history around the seemingly familiar crime of a teenage girl gone missing. Yet\u00a0Kill Show, filled with diabolical twists and provocative social commentary, is no standard mystery. Through \u201cinterviews\u201d with family members, neighbors, law enforcement, television executives, and a host of other compelling characters, Sweren-Becker constructs a riveting tale about one family\u2019s tragedy\u2014and Hollywood\u2019s insatiable desire to exploit it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By revealing the seedy underbelly of the true crime entertainment machine,\u00a0Kill Show\u00a0probes literary territory beyond the bounds of the standard whodunit; it\u2019s a thoughtful exploration into America\u2019s obsession with the mysteries, cold cases, and violent tales we turn to for comfort. Groundbreaking, fast-moving, and informed, this is a novel about who\u2019s really responsible for the tragedies we love to consume.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p> <hr \/> <p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Oct 3, 2023<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Harper<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p> <hr \/> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">A sixteen-year-old girl goes missing from the small town of Frederick, Maryland. It was an ordinary school day when Sara Parcell returns to the school bus to retrieve her forgotten backpack and seems to disappear into thin air. Detective Felix Calderon is on the case, but the prime suspect denies being responsible. Everything changes when a candid video of Sara\u2019s parents taken and posted online by Sara\u2019s younger brother goes viral. It catches the attention of reality show producer Casey Hawthorne who starts a real-time true crime documentary following the family and the search for Sara.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This fictional novel is told in the format of interviews for a true crime documentary. I love this type of storytelling and think it provides a fast-paced read. You get to see multiple points-of-view since everyone involved is interviewed for the program. A downside is there are a few important characters I didn\u2019t feel like I really got to know since you only get to know them from what they say or others say about them in the interviews.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">I wish some of the important parts of the story would have been uncovered as the story progressed instead of being revealed right from the beginning to add more suspense. There are still several twists in the case that I didn\u2019t see coming, and I enjoyed the book. In addition to being a mystery about a missing teen, this book is also a commentary about the public\u2019s fascination with true crime and how many people believe these types of shows exploit tragedy for entertainment and money.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3F22PdN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3ZFpW7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/kill-show-daniel-sweren-becker\/1143421991?ean=9780063321427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/kill-show-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Daniel_Sweren_Becker_Kill_Show?id=_AmlEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30649"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30658,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30649\/revisions\/30658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}