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Run At Destruction by Lynda Drews

Deeply immersed in the close-knit culture of long-distance running, Pam and Bob Bulik were avid competitors. To all appearances, they were also a happily married couple, devoted to each other and their two young children. Then, Bob made a fateful decision. He began an extramarital affair that led to his wife’s tragic death and to one of the most sensationalized and heavily attended trials in Green Bay’s history.

From Run At Destruction
Paperback: 370 pages
ISBN-10: 0982000928
ISBN-13: 978-0982000922

I have read many true crime stories but this is the first where a person close to the victim has written the book.  Author Lynda Drews shares her first hand experience, memories, and information of the death of close friend Pam Bulik in Run At Destruction.

Lynda Drews was a close friend to Pam Bulik and they shared a love running-along with their husbands and friends.  In 1984 when Pam failed to show up for a race, many begin to worry about her absence.  It was later found that she was killed the very morning of the race she missed.

Run At Destruction goes through the days, weeks, and months after Bulik’s death as seen through the eyes of a close friend.  Drews gives a close look into the past of the Bulik marriage that was marred by infidelity, lies, and deceit.  This is a no holds barred look into a marriage that was falling apart, the murder of a friend, and the suspicion aimed at her husband, Bob Bulik.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  It was so different from other true crime books in that you are reading in through the eyes of someone who knew the victim.  Knew of their struggles and their highs.  Lynda Drews paints a clear picture of the turmoil not only in her own family but in the runner’s group both her and Pam Bulik belonged to as well as the entire town.

She paints a picture of what going through a trial feels like for all involved.  Drews shows how the court system we all trust may be a bit flawed.

If you like true crime books, I highly recommend this book.  You will find yourself becoming attached to the author and the people of this book.  This is a great read!

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And as always, I’d like to personally thank Lynda Drews for signing my review copy of her book!  It is very much appreciated by this book geek!