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I‘ve had this ARC since 2019 &just hadn‘t gotten around to it. On a short road trip w/ a friend, I decided to check out the audiobook as I knew this is a topic he‘d be interested in. Imagine my surprise when my friend, a non-reader, became completely engrossed &when we got home, purchased the audiobook so he could finish reading it.

This covers a wide range of people &events surrounding the 1996 Olympic bombing. It‘s well researched &informative.

@Megabooks I think you posted about this book a year or two ago and I bought it the same day, but it took to Paris Olympics to actually pull it from my TBR.

I really enjoyed this audiobook. It wasn‘t just about Jewell although he certainly features, but also about the reporters and FBI who investigated.

Is it sad that I remembered Jewell as the bomber in Atlanta instead of the victim of overzealous media and FBI profiling? I think it is. This book set the record straight in my head and was a fascinating look at the case from many angles. If you‘re a fan of Jeffery Toobin‘s true crime, this book is for you! (It is also a Netflix limited series.)

Great way to end August…now it‘s happy fall y‘all! 🍂🍎

I loved this NF book that I added to my TBR following Holly‘s review @Hooked_on_books and thanks to @TrishB for stalking said TBR and sending me it as a pressie!

It‘s a subject I didn‘t know anything about - a security guard at the Atlanta Olympics who saved lives when he spotted a suspicious package, but was then pursued as the only suspect, leaving the actual bomber to wreak more destruction.

Definitely in my #20bestof2020 #NFedition

In 1996, a bomb went off at Atlanta‘s Centennial Olympic Park during the Games. Security guard Richard Jewell was first lauded as saving lives then accused of being the bomber when the FBI leaked his name to the press as a suspect. He then lived under siege for 90 days. The problem? He didn‘t do it and did, in fact, help save lives. This is an engaging story and an important reminder not to jump to conclusions.

I put the tagged book on hold before the shut down and was able to finally get it today, as my library is now offering “take out.” 🥡 I love their phrasing. 😆 And then I swung by the post office, as my May #botm arrived today as did my #indiespensable subscription! Good day for books!

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I feel like I am a person that did a job I was supposed to do. I was in the right place at the right time and used my training the way I was taught. The real heroes of this are the paramedics, the firemen, all the agents who placed theirselves between the bomb and the people that were refusing to move 👮🏽‍♀️👩🏼‍🚒👩🏼‍⚕️🕵🏾

With a brief exception in the preface, the bomb doesn't go off until 26% of the way through the book. Until then, the authors provide a lot of backstory and "setting of the scene." Too much so, in fact (do I really need to know the entire story of why the Olympic games chose Atlanta, or the outcomes of the sports being played?). But be patient, because once the bomb goes off, this book becomes very, VERY interesting.

That's interesting, considering that the bombing took place in 1996, and Saving Private Ryan didn't come out until 1998. I guess he had a time machine.

I enjoyed this book about the Atlanta Olympic suspect, Richard Jewell and the ultimate uncovering of Eric Randolph as the actual bomber.

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Hoping to finish up some ARCs before the month‘s out. 🤞🏼