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A captivating read about a relatively ignored murder. Mr Jett’s research is solid through use of first hand accounts and documents. I enjoyed the back and forth movement of Mr Jett’s narrative between Ad Coors family and the accused murderer. What I found most remarkable was the relative lack of familial relations between the Coors brothers and father and Ad’s wife. A story thread worth more attention. I recommend this book as insight into a remarkably missed high profile murder at the opening of the 1960s.… (más)
 
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gregorylaw1776 | 4 reseñas más. | Mar 25, 2024 |
The kidnapping and murder of Ad Coors in 1960.. This book was easy to read and very interesting,with so much detail of the Coors family and the kidnapper/murderers life also.
 
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loraineo | 4 reseñas más. | Nov 10, 2021 |
The Death of an Heir is an interesting read. I was unfamiliar with the story of the abduction of Adolph “Ad” Coors, the CEO of the Coors empire, and the subsequent manhunt for his abductor. On the morning of February 9, 1960, he was stopped less than two miles from his home by his would-be kidnapper. The crime went horribly awry, and no one could locate Ad nor the individual who tried to take him for many months. Philip Jett does a decent job relaying the story, but he is quite repetitive and verbose; it could have been at least 80 pages shorter. Moreover, the story jumps all over the place, and I struggled to follow his train of thought multiple times. I was glad I learned about the Coors family- what a sad tale and a dysfunctional family. I also really wished Jett had explained how the death of Ad affected who controlled Coors going forward. He alluded to the issues that could result from Ad’s death but then never followed through to explain how it all played out. Thanks to St. Martin’s and NetGalley for the chance to read this ARC. All opinions are my own.… (más)
 
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cburnett5 | 4 reseñas más. | Sep 25, 2017 |
I received an advance uncorrected proof for review from the publisher. Disclosure: I do not generally read crime fiction, crime non-fiction, narrative non-fiction, but a publisher's representative found me on Goodreads and reached out to me, asking if I'd be interested in reading Jett's book. I'd known of the murder, but nothing about it, and as I like to read books outside my comfort zone just to stretch the brain, I agreed. On a personal note, the book would have to be something I really did not want to read for me to turn down the offer. I don't like to be rude to generosity.

When reading non-fiction, I tend to take a critical eye to how things are presented; something coming off, or stated explicitly, as fact needs to at least sound plausible/logical to me. I look for references, if not to actually check into them (which I do many times), then at least to know that they are there for verification...or to follow for more information. Because I do not read narrative/creative non-fiction, I had a hard time for the first third of the book: no references and some very conjectural scenes! I was marking in a few of the margins "How could he possibly know this?", and comments similar. So much speculation! Especially for a nearly 60 year old incident!

But I was able to make the mental shift. And stop writing in those margins.

Jett writes a good story. The factual resources are numerous - trial transcripts, investigation notes, etc. - and the author said he was able to interview some of the participants, but memories are fickle and fade and change over time, too often morphing into the retold, remolded narratives from the country gathering places. And while I might still be bothered by speculation, Jett's gap fillers were logical and consistent with what one might consider actually happened and did, as I noted above, make a good story. One observation: my copy had no photos and had no placeholders for any. I think given the temporal distance, they'd help set the background for the story.

Still, it's a curiosity that for 48 years after the trial until his self-inflicted death, Corbett never seemed to have admitted to anyone that he was guilty of the crime for which he was convicted.

If you are a fan of the genre, familiar with the story, or just interested, you should enjoy this book. It's quite good.
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Razinha | 4 reseñas más. | Jul 14, 2017 |

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