Unsolved No More

This is a different sort of true crime book by a man who found his niche in life. He always knew he wanted to be a police detective. He got discipline from the Marine Corp, and he put himself through college. Then he got into law enforcement, working in several different areas of it, but eventually found his calling as a detective who specializes in cold cases, after realizing he has a special talent in that area and devoting himself to it as the best use of his talents. His name is Kenneth Mains and this book is his story of how he got there and what he does. I do recommend it, as he and his book are one of a kind. My thanks to NetGalley, WildBlue Press and the author for giving me an ARC in return for my honest review.

What an excellent book! I have always been interested in cold cases and this book delivers. The author, Kenneth Mains, is an expert on cold cases, and loves them, too. He keeps the victim as the focus and I believe that really helps. He has solved many cold cases and that is the main work that he does. In this book, he talks about several cases he worked on. They were very interesting . It was well-written and never boring. Excellent read!

Unsolved No More

A Cold Case Detective's Fight For Justice
by Kenneth L. Mains

WildBlue Press
Biographies & Memoirs , True Crime

Pub Date 24 May 2017

I am reviewing Unsoved No More through WildBlue Press and Netgalley:

Detective Kenneth L Mains has investigated thousands of crimes, and has worked for the FBI. He points out that his gift is determination and passion. He has been called the greatest cold case detective by some. He also was a United States Marine as well as the first in his family to graduate from college.

He goes on to talk about how innocent people get arrested and how that infuriates him.

He tells us that he believes that solving cold cases is the art of deduction. He points out too that no matter how hard you try, you can never win the war of words on Social Media. Kenneth L Mains is good friends with Homicide detective Lt Joe Kenda. He talks about barely making it out of highschool and being honorable discharged from the Marine Corps.

In January of 2003 he left for Harrisburg to begin his police training. In 2006 he was handpicked by the chief of Police to work as an undercover officer on the Drug Task Force. He would work as an undercover officer from 2006 to 2008.

Later he would get a leadership position and LT Joe Kenda would give him the advise of not being there friend but be there boss. He then goes on to talk about his work in Cold Cases.

I give Unsolved No More five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!

I didn't think this was a bad book after I got through the first few chapters. The beginning is more about the setup for how the author became an officer and why he chose to begin his career in cold cases. I have to be honest, I thought he came off a bit more self assured than I care for my authors to be and I felt a bit alienated by the 'everyone hates cops until they need one,' mentality that opened the book.

Being someone who doesn't dislike the police forces any more or less than I dislike carpenters, car salesmen, grocery store baggers, pilots, or people working in any other industry, I found the idea that he felt the need to mention the scorn of the police departments a bit sad.

In any case, there are a lot of cases examined in this book, some that were solved, some that weren't solved and each one is an interesting look into the process of a cold case investigator. If you are fond of the television shows that depict cold cases, then you will probably like the heart of this book. There is graphic content in this book, so be aware of that if it bothers you.

For the most part I thought this was a pretty good book and that the author was honest when giving his account of what he believed happened and I appreciate that he took the time to share this portion of his life and his experiences with us as a general audience. You will likely learn a thing or two about police work whilst reading this. I did.

Recommended for those interested in unsolved cases and the detectives that solve them.

This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher, provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.