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The Shadow of Death: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
The Shadow of Death The Hunt for a Serial Killer
Author: Philip E. Ginsburg
With the unerring sense of drama and the impeccable investigative reporting that made his Poisoned Blood a national bestseller, Ginsburg delivers a riveting account of one of the most horrifying unsolved crimes of out time: the story of a serial killer who has terrorized the Connecticut River Valley region for more than a decade -- and ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780515115475
ISBN-10: 0515115479
Publication Date: 2/1/1995
Pages: 449
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3.6 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Jove
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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The writer has done a great job researching this book, and his writing skills are excellent. I'm a fan of true crime books, but find that this genre in particular has many poorly written stories. Sometimes I just have to give up in disgust! Ginsburg however, is one of the best.
The book is long though, and filled with detail, so much so that I often felt bogged down with it and a bit confused at first by the bouncing back and forth between time periods, suspects, and victims. It was a complicated set of murders and attempted murders, I'm sure the author simply had to go with the flow. I'm not giving anything away when I say that the book ends with the serial killer never being arrested for his crimes. That's a fact that is cited on the back cover of the book and can be found in any on-line search one cares to make. But it does give you a feeling of gloom just knowing it. I'm glad I read the book, it was well worth it. This was a series of murders I had known nothing about, so it added to my store of knowledge about serial killers. The psychologist who became the police profiler in these cases was/is astounding, and his explanation along the way, of how he delved into the minds of the killers, was extraordinary. All in all, if you are a great fan of true crime stories, I'd say you must read this book. It's very good.


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