American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
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Beschreibung
An Amazon “Best Book of 2019”
A Washington Post “10 Books To Read in July”
A Los Angeles Times “Seven Highly Anticipated Books for Summer Reading”
A USA Today “20 of the Season’s Hottest New Books”
A New York Post “25 Best Beach Reads of 2019 You Need to Pre-Order Now”
A Bustle “The Best New True Crime Books You Can Read Right Now”
“Maureen Callahan’s deft reporting and stylish writing have created one of the all-time-great serial-killer books: sensitive, chilling, and completely impossible to put down.” —Ada Calhoun, author of St. Marks Is Dead
Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. The names of notorious serial killers are usually well-known; they echo in the news and in public consciousness. But most people have never heard of Israel Keyes, one of the most ambitious and terrifying serial killers in modern history. The FBI considered his behavior unprecedented. Described by a prosecutor as "a force of pure evil," Keyes was a predator who struck all over the United States. He buried "kill kits"--cash, weapons, and body-disposal tools--in remote locations across the country. Over the course of fourteen years, Keyes would fly to a city, rent a car, and drive thousands of miles in order to use his kits. He would break into a stranger's house, abduct his victims in broad daylight, and kill and dispose of them in mere hours. And then he would return home to Alaska, resuming life as a quiet, reliable construction worker devoted to his only daughter.
When journalist Maureen Callahan first heard about Israel Keyes in 2012, she was captivated by how a killer of this magnitude could go undetected by law enforcement for over a decade. And so began a project that consumed her for the next several years--uncovering the true story behind how the FBI ultimately caught Israel Keyes, and trying to understand what it means for a killer like Keyes to exist. A killer who left a path of monstrous, randomly committed crimes in his wake--many of which remain unsolved to this day.
American Predator is the ambitious culmination of years of interviews with key figures in law enforcement and in Keyes's life, and research uncovered from classified FBI files. Callahan takes us on a journey into the chilling, nightmarish mind of a relentless killer, and to the limitations of traditional law enforcement.
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There is true crime and there is true crime. The latter is a genre that evolved from the former - away from a sensational piece about a horrendous crime to a novel, podcast or TV show that almost entirely concentrates on the victims and the impact a crime can have. The perpetrator is nothing but a background character who is getting almost no stage at all. I personally like this style or genre more, because it is a bit more filled with life, hope and maybe justice too. The true crime genre took a life of its own and everyone tried to cash in with a piece about someone, or so it seems with all those books, TV shows on netflix and podcasts. This book showed me that I am so tired about this (and I also probably am not in the best mental state because everything kind of got to me very closely while listening to the audiobook during my commute, but that is another story). What I enjoyed about this book was the thorough research that obviously went into the writing of this book. It was detailed and went deep into the hunt and interrogation of the perpetrator. It was frustrating at times because the justice system is rigged and full of corruption. The showing of that flawed system in Alaska and the US makes the book good, in a certain way. It offers no solutions, but that is not needed in a non-fiction novel like that. What I didn't like was the rest. A focus on the serial killer, but not much focus on law enforcement and the victims. Well, to be fair, that book was fine. Shocking in the worst parts, but fine otherwise and sometimes just one-sided. I may take a long long break from true crime now. I think I won't miss anything.
Beschreibung
An Amazon “Best Book of 2019”
A Washington Post “10 Books To Read in July”
A Los Angeles Times “Seven Highly Anticipated Books for Summer Reading”
A USA Today “20 of the Season’s Hottest New Books”
A New York Post “25 Best Beach Reads of 2019 You Need to Pre-Order Now”
A Bustle “The Best New True Crime Books You Can Read Right Now”
“Maureen Callahan’s deft reporting and stylish writing have created one of the all-time-great serial-killer books: sensitive, chilling, and completely impossible to put down.” —Ada Calhoun, author of St. Marks Is Dead
Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. The names of notorious serial killers are usually well-known; they echo in the news and in public consciousness. But most people have never heard of Israel Keyes, one of the most ambitious and terrifying serial killers in modern history. The FBI considered his behavior unprecedented. Described by a prosecutor as "a force of pure evil," Keyes was a predator who struck all over the United States. He buried "kill kits"--cash, weapons, and body-disposal tools--in remote locations across the country. Over the course of fourteen years, Keyes would fly to a city, rent a car, and drive thousands of miles in order to use his kits. He would break into a stranger's house, abduct his victims in broad daylight, and kill and dispose of them in mere hours. And then he would return home to Alaska, resuming life as a quiet, reliable construction worker devoted to his only daughter.
When journalist Maureen Callahan first heard about Israel Keyes in 2012, she was captivated by how a killer of this magnitude could go undetected by law enforcement for over a decade. And so began a project that consumed her for the next several years--uncovering the true story behind how the FBI ultimately caught Israel Keyes, and trying to understand what it means for a killer like Keyes to exist. A killer who left a path of monstrous, randomly committed crimes in his wake--many of which remain unsolved to this day.
American Predator is the ambitious culmination of years of interviews with key figures in law enforcement and in Keyes's life, and research uncovered from classified FBI files. Callahan takes us on a journey into the chilling, nightmarish mind of a relentless killer, and to the limitations of traditional law enforcement.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
There is true crime and there is true crime. The latter is a genre that evolved from the former - away from a sensational piece about a horrendous crime to a novel, podcast or TV show that almost entirely concentrates on the victims and the impact a crime can have. The perpetrator is nothing but a background character who is getting almost no stage at all. I personally like this style or genre more, because it is a bit more filled with life, hope and maybe justice too. The true crime genre took a life of its own and everyone tried to cash in with a piece about someone, or so it seems with all those books, TV shows on netflix and podcasts. This book showed me that I am so tired about this (and I also probably am not in the best mental state because everything kind of got to me very closely while listening to the audiobook during my commute, but that is another story). What I enjoyed about this book was the thorough research that obviously went into the writing of this book. It was detailed and went deep into the hunt and interrogation of the perpetrator. It was frustrating at times because the justice system is rigged and full of corruption. The showing of that flawed system in Alaska and the US makes the book good, in a certain way. It offers no solutions, but that is not needed in a non-fiction novel like that. What I didn't like was the rest. A focus on the serial killer, but not much focus on law enforcement and the victims. Well, to be fair, that book was fine. Shocking in the worst parts, but fine otherwise and sometimes just one-sided. I may take a long long break from true crime now. I think I won't miss anything.