The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective

Steve Ryan dives into some of the worst cases that he worked on as a homicide detective, the ones that have kept him awake at night.
As a true crime fan, I was all over this book, but as a mother - it was a heartbreaking read as many of the cases involved children. I could not read this all in one sitting, as I had to walk away and let my mind take a break from the heaviness within the book.

Good read, but heavy.

When a retired homicide detective tell you that he has six cases he can't ever forget, you can imagine those cases are heavy to hear about. So one can imagine how hard it is to be the one in charge to solve these horrific crimes. It's easy to see why these cases haunt him to this day. With that being said, I think that Detective/author Steve did a great job in writing this out without sensationalizing the murderer(s). You can feel the empathy and respect for the victims and families as he recounts every case. If you've never read a true crime memoir, I think this one would be a great one to start with. And if you've read many then this one is one to be added to the shelves.

DNF @ 22%I enjoy true crime and I'm especially fond of true crime told in a respectful way, so when I started this memoir, it felt like a perfect fit for me, as it's evident from the very first page that these cases mean a great deal to Steve Ryan and he carries these lost souls with him every day of his life. Unfortunately, the narrative style didn't work out for me and I ended up deciding not to finish this as I'm thinking The Ghosts That Haunt Me just isn't the right fit for this reader, but I highly recommend that other true crime lovers give it a try, especially if you're interested in hearing about the process from a detective's perspective.Thank you to the publisher for the review copy! All thoughts are honest and my own.———twitter booktok bookstagram blog