Radio host Charlie
Marx had an idea and a pitch: to find out what happened to Cadence Moore. The
Cadence was case was truly one of the classics...and the most unsolved.
"Even if this thing is the ultimate cold case… even if
we’re barking up a dying tree, if we carve out the right story we will succeed. We will accomplish what
I’ve promised my bosses we can
accomplish."
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But, for Charlie, this was more than a chance for good
ratings, since he's been obsessed with the Cadence case. Cadence Moore was a
singing sensation, on the brink of stardom, and, on one tragic night, she just
disappeared without a trace.
This was an interesting spin to the traditional murder
mystery mainly because this whole thing was being aired as a miniseries for a
radio show. The whole scheme behind it was to boost ratings, make careers, and ultimately
cash in. Part of the narrative is written as radio podcasts with Charlie reciting
the myths, mystery, and the climactic conclusion to the disappearance. The
podcasts were written in a way to obviously drum up anticipation for the
audience. To me, it sounded more like a lot of reporting, which didn't make for
very compelling reading. The writing was pretty good, but I just didn't connect
to the story very much.
My rating: 2.5 stars
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