A Death in Belmont

By Sebastian Junger,

Book cover of A Death in Belmont

Book description

In the spring of 1963, the quiet suburb of Belmont, Massachusetts, is rocked by a shocking sex murder that exactly fits the pattern of the Boston Strangler. Sensing a break in the case that has paralyzed the city of Boston, the police track down a black man, Roy Smith, whoā€¦

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked A Death in Belmont as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Iā€™ve long admired Sebastian Junger, who writes with precision, empathy, and intelligence.

Heā€™s best known for A Perfect Storm, but in A Death in Belmont, a 1962 photograph shows him as an infant in his motherā€™s lap, posing with the two carpenters whoā€™d just added an art studio to the Jungersā€™ home: The younger man is Albert DeSalvo, later known as The Boston Strangler.

Junger argues, convincingly but not definitively, that DeSalvo may have been responsible for the rape-murder of Bessie Goldberg, who lived near the Jungers, despite the conviction, based on circumstantial evidence, of Roy Smith, anā€¦

From Geoffrey's list on crime exploring more than the crime.

If you love A Death in Belmont...

Ad

Book cover of Facing Death: Spirituality, Science, and Surrender at the End of Life

Facing Death by Brad Stuart,

Winner of the Global Book Award.

The end of life is still a forbidden topic. Today, Baby Boomers, the largest population group in American history, are facing death. And nobody wants to talk about it!

Join Brad Stuart, M.D. as he shows how he learned the truth about dying overā€¦

Want books like A Death in Belmont?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like A Death in Belmont.

Browse books like A Death in Belmont

Book cover of The Journalist and the Murderer
Book cover of Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Book cover of Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

2,009

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in murder, murder mystery, and Massachusetts?

Murder 1,086 books
Murder Mystery 573 books
Massachusetts 150 books