Sidney Reso was kidnapped from his driveway in New Jersey in 1992. A couple, Arthur and Irene Seale, kidnapped Reso in hopes of extorting ransom money from his family or employers. At the time, Reso was the Vice President of International Operations for Exxon. The Seale's put Reso inside a wooden box, where he died in captivity. Despite his death, they continued requesting ransom money. This book describes both the kidnapping and the motivations behind it. I do not want to spoil it for those who have not read it, but the motivation is a classic motivation for actions against a company. Also, the wife flipped on her husband and led police to the Pine Barrens to recover Reso's body. (Because of course it was in the Pine Barrens.)

This book has been on my shelf for quite a while. I am glad that I have finally got around to reading it and getting it off the shelf. My goal for this year is to finish reading all of my unread things I have purchased at thrift and used bookstores so I can free up space for moving eventually. The book was informative, as I had never heard of this case prior to stumbling across this book. If you choose to read this book, please look into what happened to the Chief Justice of New Jersey after this. It was a wild turn of events. Another update is that the wife, Irene, has since been released from prison and her supervised parole ended around 2014.