A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger

A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger

I’ve enjoyed Junger’s books A Perfect Storm and Fire. This one was good too, but not on the level of A Perfect Storm. The premise of the account is that the Boston Strangler might have been responsible for a Belmont murder for which an African American named Roy Smith was convicted without convincing evidence. The reason Junger knows this, the Strangler was a couple of blocks away on the day of the murder working on an addition to Junger’s parents’ house. It’s an interesting story and an opportunity to look at race and the legal system in America.