I'll Be Gone in the Dark

"I'll Be Gone in the Dark" er Michelle McNamaras isnende beretning om seriemorderen og voldtægtsmanden The Golden State Killer, som terroriserede Californien gennem to årtier "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" giver et unikt og hårrejsende indblik i virkelighedens skræmmende forbrydelser og gerningsmand, som myrderede og voldtog på den amerikanske vestkyst gennem 1970erne og 1980'erne. Det er et rystende portræt af en højintelligent forbryder og tidligere politimand, som efterlod en nation i frygt og chok med sin uhyggelige og brutale gerninger. Michelle McNamara var med sin grundige research en afgørende faktor for opklaringen af hvem The Golden State Killer var. I "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" fortæller hun hele den skræmmende og chokerende fortælling om Californiens værste seriemorder. "I'll be gone in the dark" er også blevet til en HBO-serie af samme navn.

"I'll Be Gone in the Dark" er Michelle McNamaras isnende beretning om seriemorderen og voldtægtsmanden The Golden State Killer, som terroriserede Californien gennem to årtier "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" giver et unikt og hårrejsende indblik i virkelighedens skræmmende forbrydelser og gerningsmand, som myrderede og voldtog på den amerikanske vestkyst gennem 1970erne og 1980'erne. Det er et rystende portræt af en højintelligent forbryder og tidligere politimand, som efterlod en nation i frygt og chok med sin uhyggelige og brutale gerninger. Michelle McNamara var med sin grundige research en afgørende faktor for opklaringen af hvem The Golden State Killer var. I "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" fortæller hun hele den skræmmende og chokerende fortælling om Californiens værste seriemorder. "I'll be gone in the dark" er også blevet til en HBO-serie af samme navn.

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO(R) DOCUMENTARY SERIES #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post Maureen Corrigan, NPR Paste Seattle Times Entertainment Weekly Esquire Slate Buzzfeed Jezebel Philadelphia Inquirer Publishers Weekly Kirkus Reviews Library Journal Bustle Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Nonfiction Anthony Award Winner SCIBA Book Award Winner Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case--which was solved in April 2018. Introduction by Gillian Flynn - Afterword by Patton Oswalt "A brilliant genre-buster.... Propulsive, can't-stop-now reading. " --Stephen King For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called the Golden State Killer. Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. I'll Be Gone in the Dark --the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death--offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. It is also a portrait of a woman's obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Utterly original and compelling, it has been hailed as a modern true crime classic--one which fulfilled Michelle's dream: helping unmask the Golden State Killer.

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO(R) DOCUMENTARY SERIES #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post Maureen Corrigan, NPR Paste Seattle Times Entertainment Weekly Esquire Slate Buzzfeed Jezebel Philadelphia Inquirer Publishers Weekly Kirkus Reviews Library Journal Bustle Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Nonfiction Anthony Award Winner SCIBA Book Award Winner Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case--which was solved in April 2018. Introduction by Gillian Flynn - Afterword by Patton Oswalt "A brilliant genre-buster.... Propulsive, can't-stop-now reading. " --Stephen King For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called the Golden State Killer. Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. I'll Be Gone in the Dark --the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death--offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. It is also a portrait of a woman's obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Utterly original and compelling, it has been hailed as a modern true crime classic--one which fulfilled Michelle's dream: helping unmask the Golden State Killer.