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Unmasked: Crime Scenes, Cold Cases and My Hunt for the Golden State Killer by Paul Holes
13 reviews
loriley's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Child death, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death, Rape, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
brookey8888's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Child abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Addiction, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Grief, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Death
carlytenille's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Rape, Child death, and Murder
danimacuk's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Blood, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Stalking, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Confinement, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Cursing
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Body shaming, Cancer, and Animal cruelty
wanna_read's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Alcohol, Torture, Suicide, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Child death, Murder, Stalking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Rape, Gore, Drug use, Death, and Blood
sophier's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Body horror
keelywmson's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Rape, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment
decembermagpie's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, and Torture
ame_lepage's review against another edition
3.75
I would like to say first that this book has many trigger warnings: very graphic rape and murder scenes, portrayal of depression and PTSD, and just mental health issues in general. I sometimes had a hard time getting through some parts.
This memoir was eye-opening in many ways. I've always been a fan of true crime and getting a behind-the-scenes perspective was interesting. Paul Holes' story is fascinating and I'm glad that I discovered his story.
The end really allowed us to see the deep connexion between Paul and the victims. You could see how emotionally involved he was in the different cases and I honestly teared up a little.
However, I do think that the book ended up being a little bit repetitive. He talks a lot about different cases that he delt with throughout his career, but at the end, they were pretty similar.
The ending was filled with scientific terms that kept me from fully understanding the Golden State Killer case's conclusion. The writer did overall a good job at making the science palatable. But she kind of dropped the ball at the end.
Overall, I'm glad I read this. It's not the best memoir that I have ever read, but it certainly was interesting.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
beccaboo2216's review against another edition
4.0
Cases are described respectfully and from Paul's perspective with facts sprinkled in. I thought it well done.
Still amazed I got to see him speak live last month at his book talk. He even signed my copy of this book!
A well-written story focused on the consequences of reality and of following a career you were designed to fulfill. 4.5 stars (rounded to 4)
This lost half a star for me because I struggled with the writing a bit. The memoir hit all the main points throughout Paul's life and his career but some sections felt rushed, confusing, and seemly popping out of nowhere. I had to read multiple paragraphs over to understand what was happening.
Overall, I recommend this to any true crime fanatics and those who have or are looking to have careers in criminal justice.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Torture, Stalking, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma
Minor: Alcohol