
Behold the Monster
Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
Sourcebooks · Print & ebook · July 18, 2023
Jillian Lauren had no idea what she was getting into when she wrote her first letter to prolific serial killer Samuel Little.
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- Who it’s for
- A true-crime investigation that leans into psychological explanation without losing its chill.
- Genres
- Serial Killers, Criminals & Outlaws, Historical True Crime
- Published
- Sourcebooks, July 18, 2023
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Jillian Lauren had no idea what she was getting into when she wrote her first letter to prolific serial killer Samuel Little. All she knew was her research had led her to believe he was good for far more murders than the three for which he had been convicted. While the two exchanged dozens of letters and embarked on hundreds of hours of interviews, Lauren gained the trust of a monster.
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After maintaining his innocence for decades, Little confessed to the murders of ninety-three women, often drawing his victims in haunting detail as he spoke. How could one man evade justice, manipulating the system for over four decades? As the FBI, the DOJ, the LAPD, and countless law enforcement officials across the country worked to connect their cold cases with the confessions, Lauren's coverage of the investigations and obsession with Little's victims only escalated. New York Times bestselling author and lead of the Starz docuseries Confronting a Serial Killer Jillian Lauren delivers the harrowing report of her unusual relationship with a psychopath. But this is more than a deep dive into the actions of Samuel Little. Lauren's riveting and emotional accounts reveal the women who were lost to cold files, giving Little's victims a chance to have their stories heard for the first time.
The Dark Pull
A true-crime investigation that leans into psychological explanation without losing its chill.
Come here for
- true-crime investigation with psychological edge
- serial-killer subject, handled as sustained read
Expect
- nonfiction crime lens
- long-form, grimly absorbing pacing
Where it sits
| Serial Killers | 97% |
|---|---|
| Criminals & Outlaws | 62% |
| Historical True Crime | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mental Disorders
- Murder & Homicide
- Serial Killers
- Authors
- Jillian Lauren, Michael Connelly
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Published
- July 18, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Mental Disorders