What people are saying about THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY MURDERS and THE ORIGINS OF INFAMY:
”The Garden State Parkway Murders is especially detailed and thorough… the details are fascinating and provide the reader with a lot of food for thought…Barth invites the reader to come to his or her own conclusion of the case… an absorbing read, disturbing in the tragedy of the butchery of two girls who had such promising futures.”
—Beth’s Book Review
“A beautiful storyteller…”
–Rebekah Sebastian, host of DIE-ALOGUE podcast
“Barth has become an expert on the Garden State Parkway murders, especially their links to the Philadelphia area…”
Micheal Tanenbaum, Philly Voice
“One of, if not THE, best true crime books of 2020…”
Nic, co-host, True Crime Garage podcast
“Zodiac meets KKKlansman in this surreal account of a notorious 1969 Jersey Shore cold case…”
—Amazon Kindle review
“Seldom is a book published that can really make a difference…Christian Barth has assembled the definitive book on the case of the coeds murdered on the Garden State Parkway. As a chronology of the crime, compilation of media reports and what is known about the official investigation, Barth has done a remarkable job of gathering all of the information and putting it into a readable narrative.”
—William Kelley, Jersey Shore Nightbeat
“The book shows painstaking scrutiny and a willingness to track down many different people to get their stories…even adds more to the Bundy narrative…Extensive victimology, compassionately rendered…readers will find an abundance of details…some readers will likely be as disturbed as I was…Barth ably puts readers into the mind of a dogged journalist.”
—Katherine Ramsland, Ph.D., Psychology Today
“Christian Barth manifests the two greatest characteristics of a successful true crime writer -- a love of research and a quest for truth.”
—Burl Barer, host of True Crime Uncensored with Burl Barer
“Kudos to Barth, who mined a lot of information and assembled it in a compelling way, bringing deserved compassion to the girls and to their families whose lives were forever changed. He brings to life the color and tempo of a more gentile time, even showing the civility of the two dads after their unendurable losses. You can't help but have deep compassion for the young faces staring out from the black and white photos that grace the book's cover. Unforgettable.”
— Vanessa Linck
“I purchased it on the recommendation of a friend, intrigued by the unsolved cold case and possible connection to Ted Bundy. From the first sentence, I was hooked. This meticulously researched volume reads like a novel- the victims, investigators, suspects, and peripheral "characters" have become familiar and well-known to me. Every time I leave the book I can't wait to dive back in. The accounts of Susan and Elizabeth and their families is heartbreaking and gripping. The personal details ring true and the writing is excellent. The author's lucid memories of and heartfelt connection with the case is clear. It makes the book that much better, and so real… The amount of research that obviously was put into every detail of the victims and suspects and the case itself is staggering, truly. It reads like an electrifying thriller, and then you realize again that it's TRUE. These people existed, all this happened. Many of the involved are still alive, and were interviewed.
I haven't finished yet—I simply couldn't wait to applaud this mesmerizing work. ”
— D. Gove
“An intriguing novel that asks many questions and offers many opinions on Bundy’s mind, the Origins of Infamy is a solid and very recommended read for true crime aficionados.”
— The Midwest Book Review