Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan

9 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

This was a Book Club read, because we wanted something that was non-fiction but that was easy to read and not full of jargon 🥲

A dark and thrilling tale, this book needs many content warnings. We see so many serial killer profiles these days and this is one that needs to be looked into (although hopefully not glamourised) 😫

The ending frustrated me to no end though!

I cannot believe Israel committed suicide 😫 I was so frustrated that he got to get away with all of these crimes. At the end, when it asks if racial profiling allowed him to get away with so much, I nodded vigorously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence

alek_n's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Gore, Blood, Addiction, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

5.0

I normally am not a person who is invested in reading about serial killers but this investigation into Israel Keys, a man I had no idea existed, intrigued me. The BOTM version is sold out so that alone was enough for me to read. Definitely an easier read in terms of reading ability. The content itself still made me feel a bit uncomfortable but learning the process and the why was what kept me reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Rape

Minor: War

voilajean's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, Rape, Torture, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Stalking, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Death, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Child death, Infidelity, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

melihooker's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I have read a ton of true crime, listened to many podcasts, watched all the docs, and many youtubes and Israel Keyes has to be one of the most terrifying serial killers in history. He did it all: arson, burglary, murder, rape... He was truly a monster. I have been completely paranoid while reading this because he was smart enough not to get caught while committing crimes over the course of 14 years. He committed his crimes all over the country in all manner of locations and even in broad daylight. Unfortunately, he committed suicide so we will never know the true extent of his reign of terror and he will never be brought to justice. 

Highly recommend for readers who enjoy true crime with a focus on serial killers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

katrinaburch's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

5.0

Wow. I have read a lot of true crime but didn't know about this guy, though as I was reading this, I vaguely remember this case, as I lived in Washington state at the time. The writing here was fantastic and getting to understand the timeline of things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Domestic abuse, Murder, Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Moderate: Gore, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

kels24's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Self harm, Racism, Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child death, Child abuse, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Drug use

chloenfp's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

2.0

Really unpleasant, poorly written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

elwirax's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

KEYES: There is no one who knows me, or who has ever known me, who knows anything about me, really. . . . I’m two different people, basically.

RUSSO: How long have you been two different people? 

KEYES: A long time. Fourteen years.

I re-read this for my Criminology course. I enjoyed it a lot more the first time I read it (I use the term "enjoyed" loosely because in reality there's nothing to enjoy about this type of subject matter). During my second read I noticed that while it was detailed in terms of the crimes committed, court proceedings and childhood background it didn't explore Keyes' psychology enough. I really wanted an in depth evaluation of Israel Keyes' personality ( even if it was educated speculations based off given evidence) but was rather dissapointed in this regard. However, I do understand that a large portion of this case has not been released to the public so I can't really fault the author too much. 

Nonetheless, I'm going to keep my initial rating because in some aspects it was useful for my research needs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Confinement

Minor: Animal cruelty and Suicide