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Thoughtful, well-written, and well researched, but may be unfulfilling for many

March 15, 2018 by ingres77 2 Comments

Believe it or not, I haven’t disappeared. This is actually my fifteenth book this year, but the ten unreviewed books are part of a series that I’ll probably be reading for the rest of the year. But I needed a break, so I jumped on this. I picked up I’ll Be Gone in the Dark having no knowledge of who the writer was, or the specifics around the case. In fact, it wasn’t until about halfway through the book that I even realized this was […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Mystery, Non-Fiction Tagged With: east area rapist, golden state killer, I'll be gone in the dark, Michelle McNamara, original night stalker, true crime

ingres77's CBR10 Review No:5 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Mystery, Non-Fiction · Tags: east area rapist, golden state killer, I'll be gone in the dark, Michelle McNamara, original night stalker, true crime ·
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This is as much a self-portrait of an obsessive mind as it is a true crime book.

March 13, 2018 by narfna 4 Comments

I will not let this review defeat me! I will not! I have so much to say about this book I don’t know how to organize it, and I’m still not sure what I’m going to rate it even as I type this; and I’m still freaked out by it, and still sad, and I want the Golden State Killer caught, but what if he’s dead?? If he’s dead, we’re never going to catch him!! ARGGGGh. Okay, so I’ve been looking forward to this book […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: billy jensen, EAR ONS, east area rapist, Gillian Flynn, golden state killer, I'll be gone in the dark, Michelle McNamara, murder, narfna, Non-Fiction, original night stalker, Patton Oswalt, paul haynes, Rape, true crime

narfna's CBR10 Review No:32 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: billy jensen, EAR ONS, east area rapist, Gillian Flynn, golden state killer, I'll be gone in the dark, Michelle McNamara, murder, narfna, Non-Fiction, original night stalker, Patton Oswalt, paul haynes, Rape, true crime ·
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