... a true-crime juggernaut.

Glatt lays out the facts of this story but resists analysis, penning an interesting tale that ultimately lacks insight. More exploration of Tommy’s childhood and relationships to his immediate family—his younger sister is all but missing from this book—as well as a nuanced look at the connections between his drug use, mental health and feelings for his father would’ve been welcome additions to the narrative.

Glatt is a balanced narrator of this story; though it would be easy to dismiss Gilbert as a privileged man-child protected by wealth and connections, the author also examines how complicated mental illness diagnoses can be, even for people with access to doctors and treatments.

Fans of Glatt’s other work, as well as true crime fans who are new to him, will find this a compelling read..

... disturbing.