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beckca03's review against another edition
4.0
The autobiographical parts were most interesting, and I was glad I read it given that the ending to the Golden State Killer is coming to a close in real life.
biffylal's review against another edition
5.0
As a true crime junkie who spends a lot of her free time watching documentaries and moves about serial killers and other such crimes, this was a fascinating read.
Michelle dedicated much of her life to hunting and finding serial killers after a traumatic event in her childhood. You can tell she truly loved what she did and she lived for this sort of thing.
It's said that along with help from one of the DNA Ancestry websites this book acted as a guide to help capture the Golden State Killer decades later.
So sad she passed before finishing the book but her sweet family helped finish it based on her notes.
A must read for any general or true crime junkie
Michelle dedicated much of her life to hunting and finding serial killers after a traumatic event in her childhood. You can tell she truly loved what she did and she lived for this sort of thing.
It's said that along with help from one of the DNA Ancestry websites this book acted as a guide to help capture the Golden State Killer decades later.
So sad she passed before finishing the book but her sweet family helped finish it based on her notes.
A must read for any general or true crime junkie
hidemybook's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Rape
Moderate: Murder
orangebette's review against another edition
5.0
Well written and very interesting. Also a page turner.
belinda1979's review against another edition
5.0
Really informative book. Such a shame she passed away before the scum bag was finally caught
mydigitallibrary's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.5
melissa_bookworm's review against another edition
4.0
I've become a bit of a true crime addict after listening to about 90 episodes of the podcast My Favorite Murder. In the podcast they mentioned Michelle McNamara's high quality true crime blog, and later her shocking death. Michelle McNamara is an authority of the subject of the East Area Rapist and the Gold State Killer, her research is thorough and far reaching.
Its obvious to see the author's obsession with the killer, his associated crimes, and the hunt to finally name the monster. There are 2 disappointments I have with this book, but neither are the author's fault. Firstly, it is a little disjointed as it is pieced together from manuscripts and previously written content (both from articles and blog posts). The prose that is written is great though, she makes a very difficult subject matter readable. Secondly, McNamara died just 2 years short of the arrest of Joseph DeAngelo - the Gold State Killer. I would have loved to feel her ecstatic celebration as she wrote about the man who committed these heinous acts finally being named and put to justice.
Its obvious to see the author's obsession with the killer, his associated crimes, and the hunt to finally name the monster. There are 2 disappointments I have with this book, but neither are the author's fault. Firstly, it is a little disjointed as it is pieced together from manuscripts and previously written content (both from articles and blog posts). The prose that is written is great though, she makes a very difficult subject matter readable. Secondly, McNamara died just 2 years short of the arrest of Joseph DeAngelo - the Gold State Killer. I would have loved to feel her ecstatic celebration as she wrote about the man who committed these heinous acts finally being named and put to justice.
chelseaviolet's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.25
I didn't know anything about the Golden State Killer before this and this opened my eyes a lot to the leaps and bounds with come with forensic investigations and the power of forums of people trying to help police investigations. Really interesting read!