Behold the Monster by Jillian Lauren audiobook

Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

By Jillian Lauren
Foreword by Michael Connelly
Read by Nikki Zakocs

Tantor Audio 9781728267753

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9798212620376

  • ISBN: 9798212620369

  • ISBN: 9798212620383

Runtime: 12.69 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/True Crime
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

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. 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.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A unique and disturbing thrill ride.” Publishers Weekly
Behold the Monster looks straight into the face of pure evil and doesn’t blink…A journey into a darkness that is almost unfathomable; as well as an indictment of a failed justice system and the social decay that created a serial killer in the first place. Utterly gripping.” Janelle Brown, New York Times bestselling author
“A true crime confessional…This story introduces us to scores of victims, previously unknown and unnamed. Women whom society forgot…but their killer never did. Lauren brings them into the light.” Charlie Graeber, author of The Good Nurse
“This is a hard book to read and even harder to put down.” Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author
“Sam Little is the monster in this story and Jillian Lauren is the slayer. She is the one who stuck her nose into it, saw something was not right, was dreadfully wrong, in fact, and did something about it.” Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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Author

Author Bio: Jillian Lauren

Author Bio: Jillian Lauren

Jillian Lauren, the author of the true crime book Behold the Monster, has also written the novel Pretty and the memoirs Some Girls and Everything You Ever Wanted. She has an MFA degree from Antioch University.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/True Crime
Runtime: 12.69
Audience: Adult
Language: English