A Death In Belmont Sparknotes

After reading the novel, A Death in Belmont, by Sebastian Junger I can say that it was a very informative and interesting story. Junger describes the whole story behind the multiple rapes and murders in Boston throughout the 1960s commonly known as the "Boston
Stranglings". The author just tells the facts of the story telling about the lives of multiple people involved in the novel. It starts with him saying how his mother had hired people to build onto their house. These workers were Floyd Wiggins, Russ Blomerth, and the strength behind the building, Albert DeSalvo. During the time they were working on the house, one of their neighbors, Bessie Goldberg, was found strangled by her husband, Israel Goldberg. A black man who was cleaning her house

At the end of the novel it is concluded after the death of both Roy Smith and Albert DeSalvo and the police not knowing who actually killed the nice old lady in Belmont. A Death in Belmont was a very riveting novel because it showed me the psychology of a serial killer and someone who possibly spent the rest of their life in locked up even though they are innocent.
Sebastian Junger's purpose for writing this novel was that he just wanted to tell the story of his nice old neighbor that was murdered and raped in his hometown. He tries to persuade you to think about if Roy Smith actually murdered Bessie Goldberg or if it was just the racism of the time that made him be convicted. I thought it was a very effective writing for conveying this thought because he gave so much information on the subject. Junger did repeat a lot of what he said at points but he always made sure the reader knew the whole of the situation. actually really enjoyed reading this novel even though I usually do not delve into those types of novels. I would recommend this for anyone who has not tried the non-fiction genre of novels yet. Junger expresses the topic like a story going from the murders, to Roy Smith's