The Deadly Path is a compelling, gritty, and intriguing true crime story that will captivate as well as entertain readers for many hours on end. The Deadly Path is a book I knew I had to read and review thanks to the poignant nature of it and now I have finished reading the brilliant The Deadly Path, I can happily write that this book exceeded my expectations and is a book I adore. Readers who enjoy true crime and books that inform and educate will adore The Deadly Path thanks to its gripping, intriguing, and captivating story, so I implore readers who love these genres as well as biographies to read this important book… you will not regret it!

The Deadly Path has to be one of the most informative, eye-opening, and brilliant true crime books I have ever read thanks to its powerful and unforgettable nature. In The Deadly Path, the reader will be taken on a journey through police misconduct and corruption and the subsequent effects of this, focusing on the scandal surrounding federal prosecutors in Arizona who failed to prosecute gun traffickers and others and the man who became a whistleblower and spoke up about it.

The reader will meet whistleblower, Peter Forcelli, a highly respected federal agent who made it his mission to speak against the misconduct within the federal government which in turn cost him his career and reputation, and who had to fight to clear his name. It makes for a compelling tale that is superbly researched and executed thanks to the authors Peter J. Forcelli & Keelin MacGregor. They do an amazing job of enlightening readers about the failures of federal law enforcement and the implications it has, even on national society and this book lovers is the short premise of the wonderful The Deadly Path that shouldn’t be missed.

The Deadly Path is a book that is flawlessly written and a book that is executed in the most entertaining of ways. Peter J. Forcelli & Keelin MacGregor are talented authors; the reader won’t be able to think anything but this as they begin to read their book. That is because their descriptive prose is sensational and this combined with the extensive but concise details of the crimes and events that unfolded, make The Deadly Path an unmissable read.

Usually, with true crime stories, I find that the author holds back; the author typically holds back on the details of the brutality and corruption. However, Peter J. Forcelli & Keelin MacGregor are authors who are brazen with their work, and so they hold back on nothing regarding the misconduct and retaliation. The outcome of this is an accurate portrayal of a corrupt system that will educate as well as horrify readers.

Peter J. Forcelli & Keelin MacGregor are authors I admire for many reasons, one of them being the fact that they do not hold back concerning the crimes explored throughout the book and the other because of their eloquent prose that captivated me from the very start. I adore the fact that they decided to write an honest book and share this story of police misconduct with us. This is a crucial factor in a true crime book and a winning factor so this, combined with the fact that they are talented authors ensures that The Deadly Path is one of the best true crime books I have ever had the pleasure of reading.

Overall The Deadly Path is an intricately detailed, flawless, and poignant story and so I have no choice but to award this stellar book five stars so please if you are a reader who loves true crime and biographies then you should not miss out on this brilliant book!