A few years back I saw a movie loosely based on the Johnston Gang murders and I become curious about the real story behind the case. I found little information on the subject aside from Bruce Mowday's book "Jailing the Johnston Gang: Bringing Serial Murderers to Justice."

Unfortunately, the book is hardly readable. Mowday is determined to basically list everyone who was interviewed about the gang (along with where they live) and mention every police officer involved in the case by name. The book is extremely repetitive and does not tell the story in a way that someone with no knowledge of the case could follow.

I found the book so difficult to read that I gave up without finishing it. ( )