“Chris Enss superbly documents George “Machine Gun” Kelly and his wife Kathryn Thorne in his book Meet the Kellys. I appreciate Enss utilizing ephemeral documents, such as newspaper clippings and first-person interviews in addition to court recordings. Enss dedicated research culminates in a fast-paced read, true crime read. I appreciate Enss’s narrative structure: 1) Meet the Kellys; 2) Learn about the Kellys’s bootleg and bank robber years; 3) See how the Kellys evolved from low criminals to kidnappers; 4) Read the correspondence letters; 5) Observe court room proceedings; 6) Capture the Kellys 7) What happened next. This structure feels like a crime podcast–in the best of ways. Place this on your TBR list for May27, 2025.” NetGalley Reviews
Meet the Kellys will arrive in bookstores on May 27.
