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Portraits of Guilt
Jeanne Boylan

Pocket Star, 2001 - 384 pages

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MADE ME SMILE

AFTER READING THE BOOK, I LOGGED ON TO SEE IF OTHER REVIEWERS FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE A MOVING AND SOULFUL AS I FOUND IT. THEN I SAW THE REVIEW ENTITLED "DISAPPOINTED" WHERE THE READER SEEMED TO HAVE SOUGHT A DRYER 'TEXTBOOK' PURELY ON SKETCHING TECHNIQUES AND FELT THIS BOOK DIDN'T DELIVER. I HAD TO SMILE A LITTLE. THAT REVIEW MUST HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY THE PRECISE UNFEELING "JUST THE FACTS MA'ME" KIND OF PEOPLE THAT BOYLAN WRITES OF SO OFTEN HAVING ENCOUNTED IN HER WORK AND WHO LIKE THIS REVIEWER, SEEMED TO FAIL TO SEE THE HUMAN EMOTION INSIDE THE CASES WHICH AS BOYLAN POINTS OUT, IS THE "PRECISE MISSING INGREDIENT IN THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS". POINT MADE.

I FOUND THIS BOOK NOT A 'TEXTBOOK' PER SE, THOUGH IT SEEMS TO BLANTANTLY LAY OUT A VERY SOLID FOUNDATION FOR MANY IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF EYEWITNESS INTERVIEWING, BUT "PORTRAITS OF GUILT" IS ACTUALLY A REAL STORY ABOUT HONORING THE HUMAN SPIRIT AS WELL AS THE COSTLY AND SOMETIMES DEADLY CONSEQUENCES WHEN IT IS NOT HONORED. SHE MAKES HER ARGUMENT IMPRESSIVELY BY USING A SERIES OF ACTUAL CASES. BOYLAN VERY CLEARLY POINTS OUT WHERE A READER NEEDS TO GO FOR FURTHER ACADEMIC MATERIAL AS DID SHE HAVE TO DO IN HER OWN SEARCH FOR THE ANSWERS. BUT THIS BOOK, AS I SUSPECT THE WRITER INTENDED, IS AN ACTUAL 'MEMOIR' OF A REAL LIFE, FULL BODIED, RICH, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL AND VERY REALISTIC. HAD IT BEEN SOLELY A TEXTBOOK, I'D HAVE LONGED FOR MORE ABOUT THE PERSON, HAD IT BEEN A STRICT BIOGRAPHY, I'D HAVE LONGED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HER WORK, BUT I FOUND MYSELF HIGHLY SATISFIED ON BOTH COUNTS, AND LEFT SUBSTANTIALLY WISER AS WELL AS DEEPLY MOVED BY THIS UNUSUAL LIFE AND WHAT THIS LONE WOMAN WORKING AGAINST ALL ODDS, HAS DONE WITH HER OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE TO OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS OF A JUSTICE SYSTEM SO CLEARLY IN NEED OF SOME SERIOUS REVISION. I SALUTE HER AND HER DETERMINATION.

AS FOR THE READER WHO TITLED THEIR REVIEW "DISAPPOINTED", IF YOUR APPETITE IS WHETTED FOR MORE, IT'S SIMPLE; YOU NEED ONLY GO TO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY TO FIND THE RESEARCH BOYLAN OBVIOUSLY DIRECTS YOU TO IN THE BOOK. SHE GIVES YOU JUST ENOUGH INSTRUCTION TO MAKE YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE. (THAT IS CALLED "GOOD WRITING".) AS FOR READERS IN SEARCH OF A UNIQUE STORY THAT DELIVERS SOME HEARTLY LAUGHS, MORE THAN A FEW TEARS AND BEHIND THE SCENES INSIGHTS INTO MANY OF THE MOST INTRIGUING CASES,YOU WILL NOT FIND YOURSELF EVEN REMOTELY DISAPPOINTED. THIS WAS A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE, VERY INFORMATIVE READ AS WELL AS A PERSONAL AND MOVING BOOK. BOYLAN'S CANDOR AND WIT ARE REFRESHING THIS THREE DIMENSI0NAL STORY IS A NEEDED BREATH OF FRESH AIR.


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Meanders a bit, but basically fascinating

I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Jeanne Boylan's involvement with some very high-profile criminal cases. I had a few unanswered questions, though, such as whether someone ever developed a curriculum to train other people in this technique. It would seem that Boylan thinks she's the only one who can handle these tough cases. In addition, I felt a little embarrassed reading the details of her personal life -- the effects of her demanding career on her marriage. She also alluded several times to an attack that she survived when she was about 20 years old, but she doesn't give much explanation about that, which left me wondering. I like this book very much overall, and found myself sneaking in a few pages wherever I could, so I could see if the criminal in her latest case was caught.


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Engrossing, Easy to Read True Crime Book

I've read plenty of true crime books but this is the first by a "sketch artist" and it was very educational, especially as to how her methods differ from most of the other artists. After reading this book, you'll raise an eyebrow anytime you see a sketch in your local paper.






Most Excellent!

Jeanne Boylan gives an excellent realistic view of her extraordinary gift/job. If you find yourself interested in those investigation and forensic programs on the Discovery channel then you will also love this book. It is definitely hard to put down!


A Woman of Courage

This was without a doubt the most mezmorizing true life story I have ever read. Jeanne Boylan is a woman of unique courage that has developed a rare gift and used it to help so many others. I will remember her story for a long time. It was so emotionally involving I couldn't put it down from the very first page. She describes the behind the scenes of so many of the big crime stories of the last decade. Through every story you get to see and feel with her as each reaches it's conculsion. I wanted to find this woman and give her a big hug and say thank you for being there to help so many victims through such difficult circumstances. A must read for any one.


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