{"product_id":"ill-be-gone-in-the-dark-one-womans-obsessive-search-for-the-golden-state-killer-isbn-9780062319784","title":"I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO® DOCUMENTARY SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e | Maureen Corrigan, \u003ci\u003eNPR \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003ci\u003ePaste \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003ci\u003eSlate \u003c\/i\u003e| Buzzfeed | \u003ci\u003eJezebel \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003ci\u003eBustle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Gillian Flynn • Afterword by Patton Oswalt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A brilliant genre-buster. . . . Propulsive, can’t-stop-now reading.”  —Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist and citizen detective 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’ll Be Gone in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e—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 powerful memoir, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Groundbreaking True Crime Memoir:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the author’s obsessive search for the truth, a quest that tragically cost her her life but ultimately led to justice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeticulous Investigative Journalism:\u003c\/b\u003e Delve into the complex case files, witness interviews, and online communities that Michelle McNamara navigated to piece together the killer’s identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Hunt for a Serial Killer:\u003c\/b\u003e A chilling account of the violent predator McNamara dubbed “the Golden State Killer,” who terrorized California with fifty assaults and ten murders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSolving a Decades-Old Cold Case:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the story that captured a nation, a modern classic that helped unmask one of America’s most elusive criminals years after the trail went cold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterful true-crime account of the Golden State Killer—the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade—from Michelle\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMcNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou’ll be silent forever, and I’ll be gone in the dark.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of 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. In 1986 he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true-crime journalist who created the popular website \u003cem\u003eTrue Crime Diary\u003c\/em\u003e, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called “the Golden State Killer.” Michelle pored over police reports, inter-viewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the time of the crimes, the Golden State Killer was between the ages of eighteen and thirty, Caucasian, and athletic—capable of vaulting tall fences. He always wore a mask. After choosing his victims—he favored suburban couples—he often entered their homes when no one was there, studying family pictures, mastering the layouts. He attacked while they slept, using a flashlight to awaken and blind them. Though they could not recognize him, his victims recalled his voice: a guttural whisper through clenched teeth, abrupt and threatening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI’ll Be Gone in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e—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. Framed by an introduction from Gillian Flynn and an afterword by McNamara’s husband, Patton Oswalt, the book was completed by Michelle’s lead researcher and a close colleague. Utterly original and compelling, it is destined to become a true-crime classic—and may at last unmask the Golden State Killer.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This book just knocked me over.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMegan Abbott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What readers need to know—what makes this book so special—is that it deals with two obsessions, one light and one dark. The Golden State Killer is the dark half; Michelle McNamara’s is the light half. It’s a journey into two minds, one sick and disordered, the other intelligent and determined. I loved this book.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Unputdownable.... Powerful.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a one sit-down read. That’s how riveting it is. Very few writers have the skill to bring a decades-old cold case to life; in these pages, Michelle McNamara has not only successfully resuscitated the fascinating case of the Golden State Killer, but done so with humanity, insight, and grace.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Remarkable.... A modern true crime classic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Impressive.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful portrait of the scale of the Golden State Killer’s crimes, of the mechanics of criminal investigations, of the strange particular dread and paranoia in the California in the 1970s, and of McNamara’s own obsession with violent men, and this one violent man.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Remarkable… The detective’s nose for the crucial clue transmutes so easily into a novelist’s eye for the concrete detail that conjures a memory or emotion. She applies the same gift to a handful of portraits of people affected by the killer’s crimes.... These read like fragments from Raymond Carver stories, tales of ordinary lives fractured by incomprehensible violence. Had she lived, McNamara might have helped identify the man who committed that violence, but before she died, she did something nearly as miraculous: making them all live again in some small way.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Miller, Slate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Narrative true crime journalism at its very finest, a complex, multilayered, chilling portrait of a faceless monster, and a remarkable tribute to the woman who, up until her last day, believed she would one day have him in her crosshairs.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The work has many notable qualities — in particular, a penetrating and elegiac voice.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Any true crime project is basically a reckoning with death, but in this case, it’s a reckoning that is no longer theoretical. McNamara is gone. And what’s especially sad about her absence is just how good she was.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Portland Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Both a vivid and meticulous investigation of a twisted predator who terrorized quiet, upper middle-class communities in California for nearly a decade, and a wrenching personal account from a writer who became consumed by her subject.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Alter, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chilling.... Hard to put down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What makes McNamara’s work so compelling is her empathy and sensitivity toward the people touched by these crimes.... I wish I could read the next 10 books she would have written.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Tuttle, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A singular, fascinating read. It’s lifelike in its incompletion... a posthumous treasure that feels thrillingly alive. A-” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Breathtaking, ambitious, and exquisitely written.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Michelle McNamara was an obsessive. She was also a damn good writer. That combustive mix has produced \u003cem\u003eI’ll Be Gone in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, a dark page-turner.... Scintillating.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Utterly gripping.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Both a vivid and meticulous investigation of a twisted predator who terrorized quiet, upper middle-class communities in California for nearly a decade, and a wrenching personal account from a writer who became consumed by her subject.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“That the book feels triumphant even after tragedy upon tragedy is a testament to McNamara’s skill as a reporter.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire, “The 25 Best True Crime Books Every Person Should Read”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888750620901,"sku":"NP9780062319784","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062319784.jpg?v=1730229755","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ill-be-gone-in-the-dark-one-womans-obsessive-search-for-the-golden-state-killer-isbn-9780062319784","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}