Similar Transactions A True Story edition by S R Reynolds Professional Technical eBooks
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Similar Transactions is the dramatic, literary award-winning true story of the author’s seven-year quest to solve a 20-year-old murder.
In 1987, Michelle Anderson, a teenage girl from the author's neighborhood and a classmate of her children, goes missing. The author, S. R. (Sasha) Reynolds, a professional social worker, knows the detective assigned to the case and is concerned that he isn't fully investigating Michelle’s disappearance. Then Reynolds moves out of state. Yet the case continues to haunt her.
Ten years later she's watching a forensic show on TV and there is Michelle's story. Her skeletal remains had been found two years after she'd gone missing, but the case remains unsolved. The Knoxville PD investigation has been inactive for many years; people have retired. Then, as fate would have it, in the fall of 2007, Reynolds runs into her old professor, famed forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass, who was the forensic examiner on the case. He sends Reynolds his nearly-20-year-old report and some related info, and her own investigation begins.
She seeks out and meets with surviving victims and former investigators who worked on the case. A picture begins to form. A pattern appears. Reynolds picks up the long-cold trail of a power rapist and his other victims and finds herself caught up in a real-life drama. As she presses neglected pieces of the puzzle into place, she unearths a string of brutal kidnappings and rapes across the South, crimes that span decades. All evidence points to one man convicted sex offender Larry Lee Smith.
As a result of Reynolds' efforts, the Knoxville Police Department reopens the cold-case of Michelle's disappearance, but Larry Lee is about to be released from a Georgia prison, where he is serving time for a related crime--a "similar transaction." Prison means nothing more to Larry Lee Smith than waiting until he can repeat his actions. This is an amazing true story of a cold case turned hot.
Reynolds writes a gripping account of how victims, former police and FBI investigators, and a savvy prosecutor come together on a mission to get justice for Michelle.
Similar Transactions is the recipient of the IAN Outstanding True Crime Book of the Year Award, the 2017 eLit Gold Award for True Crime, and is among the top five books named The Best of Everything Nonfiction 2016 by author, critic, and screenwriter Emilio Corsetti III.
Similar Transactions A True Story edition by S R Reynolds Professional Technical eBooks
Despite the unsettling subject matter, this is a gripping and exciting read. I was impressed with the lengths S.R. Reynolds went to to get this story. She proves to be a bold investigator, tracking down key documents like police and FBI files, forensic reports, court and interview transcripts, even a medical and psych evaluation (how did she got her hands on that?!). She interviews almost everyone associated with Larry Lee Smith and his crimes and gets them to open up and tell their side of the story, putting a human face on both sides of these crimes.When the author suddenly appears in her own book halfway through, I thought it was strange at first (certainly unconventional) but then I realized the story couldn’t be told any other way, because as she was writing the story, she became a part of the story, so her appearance is quite natural. Then you realize, by distant associations, that she was on the periphery of this story the whole time. The more I think about it, the more I see just how cleverly structured this whole book is. I look forward to many more books by this author, though I fear it may be a while. Based on her involvement in this story, she seems to be the type of writer/researcher who immerses herself deep into a story before it can unfold on paper.
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Similar Transactions A True Story edition by S R Reynolds Professional Technical eBooks Reviews
Expertly written along with compassion and tenacity! Kudos to Sasha and Bert for not allowing Michelle's saga to decompose with her remains. I would love to hear of any new developments and pray they exist. May God grant Anita the peace she so desperately deserves! I hope Mrs. Reynolds undertakes another saga in print.! Thank you S.R. !!
Wow! What a story! The author, Sasha Reynolds began her research for this book because she vaguely knew one of the victims. It led her to find others as she connected the dots surrounding the monster, Larry Lee. She has done an incredible job bring this story together. There were so many victims located in several different states but Sasha was able to put it all together into one big story. She deserves some kind of award for all the investigating she did! It really is incredible!!
I could not put this book down once I picked it up! It is a MUST READ for anyone who loves true crime. I don't usually like to read about serial killers but this is quite the exception! Ms Reynolds, I applaud you! Great book!
The unfolding story that S.R. Reynolds depicts gripped me from the start. With every detail she so craftily reveals, Ms. Reynolds paints a vivid portrait of each of the players in this tragic drama. Most telling is the horrific motivation of the perpetrator and the devastating influence that he had on his victims and their families, all of which is fleshed out in an intriguing and deeply interconnected way.
Tales like these need to be told. By telling this particular true story in such a compelling manner, Ms. Reynolds provides a great service. She helps us to understand how social and psychological forces combine to create heinous actions without regard to the unconscionable pain that lies in its wake. We need to understand this dynamic in order to work to try to prevent similar acts from occurring in other settings. Expository writing such as this goes a long way toward that end.
In reading this highly-developed informative text, the reader experiences both the bystander's frustration in light of a flawed legal system and satisfaction when that legal system works as it was intended. It would behoove advocates of justice to read Reynolds' work carefully in order to improve the chances that just outcomes will prevail. Beyond the fascinating read that Similar Transactions represents, it is a vital piece of research in the annals of judicial history. This is a book that needs to be read.
While the story, which entails the death of a teenager and multiple rapes and assaults, is in and of itself fascinating, it lays bare the ineptitude of the criminal justice system. An investigator who was lazy and unmotivated; a records system that wasn't available to other jurisdictions; a penal system that accomplished nothing in terms of rehabilitating the perpetrator. Our system is a mess. Thankfully, the author dedicated seven years of her life to tell this story. Sadly, it is one of similarity in cities and states throughout America.
Reynolds has written an excellent account of not only the story of a rapist and murderer, but of his victims, living and dead. She shows how one despicable, disgusting criminal can affect so many lives and how heartbreaking it can be for them to not have justice for decades. Without Reynolds involvement, I believe Smith would have had more victims, and possibly might still be free, or not gotten the final sentence he did. One only hopes that when they sentenced him to life, that it means life. And I hope they find the evidence and files for Michelle Anderson's case and prosecute him on that someday, as while a bit of justice is had with his sentence for another crime, I believe Michelle's family deserves to know what happened to her. Reynolds book, while showing how very good some in law enforcement and the courts can be, also showed how inept some can be. If Reynolds had been the investigator on Michelle's disappearance, I believe she'd have been able to solve this case quickly and Smith would have been convicted then. Instead, Reynolds dogged persistence and passion, as essentially an outsider to law enforcement, aided in him getting caught and sentenced to life. Well done. The picture of the 5 Band of Sisters is not only beautiful, but a testament to strong women who are an inspiration to all.
Fascinating . . . disheartening regarding our "justice" system . . . agonizing regarding the effects of an unprosecuted murder. It's a compassionate, realistic view of what happens to family and friends when the killer goes free (for long, uncertain periods of time). (Every killer has more than one victim when he/she kills . . . there are MANY.) It was also very heartening to see that even long afterwards sometimes someone still remembers your child and your pain -- and is moved enough to take up the chase.
Despite the unsettling subject matter, this is a gripping and exciting read. I was impressed with the lengths S.R. Reynolds went to to get this story. She proves to be a bold investigator, tracking down key documents like police and FBI files, forensic reports, court and interview transcripts, even a medical and psych evaluation (how did she got her hands on that?!). She interviews almost everyone associated with Larry Lee Smith and his crimes and gets them to open up and tell their side of the story, putting a human face on both sides of these crimes.
When the author suddenly appears in her own book halfway through, I thought it was strange at first (certainly unconventional) but then I realized the story couldn’t be told any other way, because as she was writing the story, she became a part of the story, so her appearance is quite natural. Then you realize, by distant associations, that she was on the periphery of this story the whole time. The more I think about it, the more I see just how cleverly structured this whole book is. I look forward to many more books by this author, though I fear it may be a while. Based on her involvement in this story, she seems to be the type of writer/researcher who immerses herself deep into a story before it can unfold on paper.
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