Zodiac
by Robert Graysmith
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Author: Robert GraysmithEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-02
ISBN: 0425212181
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Berkley
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Book Review: One of the most fascinating crime sprees in history
Summary: 5 Stars
Long intrigued by true crime and cold cases, I've always been interested in the case of the mysterious serial killer who plagued southern California in the 1960s.
Graysmith's book encompasses everything readers might want to know about the cases -- profiles on each of the victims, reproductions of the cryptic coded letters the Zodiac mailed to area newspapers, interviews with survivors, victims' families and law enforcement, information about the men most suspected to be the Zodiac. He skillfully combines a level of intense detail with a flowing narrative, immediately pulling readers into the mystery.
Of course, there is some element of "fiction" -- Graysmith can't know what exactly was going through the minds of victims in their final moments, or even exactly what they were doing in their last hours. Yet taking known information and taking the liberty of putting it into a more anecdotal format only serves to make the book work better.
Additionally, Graysmith provides a handy appendix with all known Zodiac facts -- timelines, victim information, etc. -- in case readers want an easy-to-access point of reference for their own research.
Summary of Zodiac
Who was Zodiac? A serial killer who claimed 37 dead. A sexual sadist who taunted police with anonymous notes. A madman who was never apprehended. This is the first, complete account of Zodiac's reign of terror. Is he still out there?"SHE WAS YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL BUT NOW SHE IS BATTERED AND DEAD. SHE IS NOT THE FIRST AND SHE WILL NOT BE THE LAST." Few cases in the history of true crime are as colorful and intriguing as that of Zodiac, the bizarre gunman in an executioner's hood who hunted the streets of San Francisco in the late 1960s and sent dozens of taunting letters to the police. Robert Graysmith provides ample details about the police investigation, including the full text and photos of most of the letters. Zodiac is an excellent starting point not only for the casual reader, but also for those interested in retracing the author's steps in order to pursue their own ideas about who the killer may have been. This book has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle, the very paper in which the Zodiac's eerie messages and cryptograms were published: "Graysmith's taut narrative brings the horror back with jolt upon jolt."
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