Deadly Pursuit (Stackpole Crime Library) Summary and Reviews

Deadly Pursuit (Stackpole Crime Library)
by Robert V. Cox

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Author: Robert V. Cox
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-21
ISBN: 0811735222
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Stackpole Books

Book Reviews of Deadly Pursuit (Stackpole Crime Library)

Book Review: Bad Old Bicycle Pete
Summary: 4 Stars

This durable book from 1977 is a great read for fans of true crime and Pennsylvania history. In the mid-1960s a criminally insane mountain man terrorized an area in the South-Central mountains for two years, robbing and shooting people before finally taking a teenage girl hostage and forcing her on a week-long ordeal through the wilderness. The biggest manhunt in Pennsylvania finally brought down the bad guy, who turned out to be a local eccentric nicknamed Bicycle Pete. This book by Robert Cox is based on his award-winning reporting for a local newspaper, and he really delivered an exciting story about the huge week-long manhunt and the heroism of a great many law enforcement personnel and volunteers.

However, out of curiosity I have read about this story elsewhere and there seem to be some selective gaps in Cox's coverage, particularly surrounding the chaotic final showdown; and this edition (2008) does not tell you that the names of victims were changed, or why. Cox also brought up but then dropped some important themes that demanded more analysis, especially the patterns of distrust and cooperation among cops, FBI agents, reporters, and local volunteers. Therefore, this book serves as an exciting introduction to a classic true crime tale, but alert readers will note that true historical knowledge will have to come from multiple sources. [~doomsdayer520~]

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