Zodiac
The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · January 2, 2007
Robert Graysmith’s New York Times bestselling account of the desperate hunt for a serial killer and his own investigation of California’s unsolved Zodiac murders.
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- Who it’s for
- An unsolved case, a reporter’s dogged investigation, and the killer’s letters make for a chilling read.
- Themes
- Serial murder, Unsolved crimes, Investigative obsession
- Genres
- Serial Killers, Criminals & Outlaws, Western U.S. History
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Robert Graysmith’s New York Times bestselling account of the desperate hunt for a serial killer and his own investigation of California’s unsolved Zodiac murders. A sexual sadist, the Zodiac killer took pleasure in torture and murder. His first victims were a teenage couple, stalked and shot dead in a lovers’ lane. After another slaying, he sent his first mocking note to authorities, promising he would kill more. The official tally of his victims was six.
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He claimed thirty-seven dead. The real toll may have reached fifty. Robert Graysmith was on staff at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1969 when Zodiac first struck, triggering in the resolute reporter an unrelenting obsession with seeing the hooded killer brought to justice. In this gripping account of Zodiac’s eleven-month reign of terror, Graysmith reveals hundreds of facts previously unreleased, including the complete text of the killer’s letters.
Clues and Obsession
An unsolved case, a reporter’s dogged investigation, and the killer’s letters make for a chilling read.
Come here for
- A reporter’s tenacious pursuit of an elusive killer
- The unsettling paper trail of the killer’s letters
Expect
- A close account of an eleven-month reign of terror
- Graysmith’s own investigation alongside the desperate hunt
Where it sits
| Serial Killers | 99% |
|---|---|
| Criminals & Outlaws | 26% |
| Western U.S. History | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Western U.S. History
- Criminology
- Serial Killers
- Authors
- Robert Graysmith
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- January 2, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Serial murder · Unsolved crimes · Investigative obsession
- Reading lane
- Western U.S. History