A Terrible Thunder: The Story of the New Orleans Sniper by Peter Hernon

A Terrible Thunder: The Story of the New Orleans Sniper Reviews

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  PencilWorks Dba Imani Neville

  toward the end there was some confusion to the incident that led up to the death due to the time jump of the telling the story. other than that after purchasing book and having it for two years finally read it as the first book of 2018
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  Tom Schulte

  It's amazing to think one sniper could so take over a city and last so long against determined if disorganized response from police and allies. Essex's experiences of racism in the Navy are both a deadly spark and an Indictment of the institution at that time. I love a good conspiracy theory, but it really looks like Essex went over the edge, acted alone, and reports of additional sharpshooters or co- conspirators is the result of confusion and reverberating fear like aftershocks from this solo act of episodic and increasing acts of terrorism.
  
  The very last chapter is too chilling to spoil here. However, you can get a feel for the threat inherent in Essex' actions in
  "Inner city blues (poem the siege of new orleans)" by Gil Scott-Heron, specifically the cover version he recorded on the 'Reflections' album with the rap about Essex, no the Marvin Gaye original.
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  Shannon Walker

  This happened when I was about 7 or 8, and living south of New Orleans. The entire neighborhood was clued to their televisions all day and I remember going from house to house with my friends, listening in on the conversations of the adults around us. I never understood exactly what was going on until I read this book last summer. The older I get, the more curious I am about things that happened when I was a child.
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  Ronnie Cramer

  Unsettling but engrossing.
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  Ernest

  Excellent investigation of the events, police actions, motivations, and societal forces that created the sniper and the tragedy.