Ginger's Reviews > Chasing the Boogeyman

Chasing the Boogeyman is a book that starts off slow but builds up to a great finale.

To be honest, I almost put this one down before the 50 page mark.

The writing was good but I didn’t care about the history of Edgewood, the small town that Richard Chizmar grows up in when the deaths of young women start happening.

I knew it was fiction but written like true crime, so I kept pressing on.

I liked the idea of this, kept turning those pages, and then it finally clicks for me.
Once the book progresses to the homicides and fear that’s gripping the town of Edgewood, I had a hard time putting this down.

Chizmar’s writing is suspenseful, dark, and the pacing is excellent. The small town feels like a character in itself and the atmosphere is tense and foreboding.

Chasing the Boogeyman blends elements of horror, true crime and history together and makes the reader question what is really truth or imagination.
The fact that I had to often tell myself that this is “fiction” and not true crime is a testament to Chizmar’s writing.

I can see that this blending of fact and fiction might challenge readers, especially if they prefer a more straightforward approach to a plot.

If you like the true crime and horror genres, give this one a chance. Just don't be fooled on whether the Boogeyman existed, or did he?