Invisible Darkness: The Horrifying Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: Amazon.ca: Stephen Williams: Books

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"Williams has performed a remarkable, if unconventional, feat in the annals of true crime." (The Toronto Star )

"You may think you've heard enough but you haven't heard the half of it. It's a must read ....Based on court documents....as well as countless interviews with police, lawyers, psychiatrists and friends of Paul and Karla, it is well-researched and thought-provoking." (The Edmonton Sun )

"This book lets it all hang out....You can't help but be drawn in by this tale of sex, death, lies and videotape...." (The Calgary Herald )

"Readers will leave Invisible Darkness knowing that it's nothing short of obscene.....Homolka could be out of prison as early as next year." (Ottawa Citizen )

"If any readers still believe she was a victim of post-traumatic stress, abused into submission by Bernardo, this book will put that idea to rest." (Winnipeg Free Press )

"Invisible Darkness offers up Karla Homolka, 17 years old at the time she met Paul Bernardo, as a Devil Incarnate just waiting to meet her Svengali." (Globe and Mail )

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They were a picture of youth and love - and they were the essence of evil. They were married in a picture-perfect wedding in Niagara-on-the-Lake and they rode off in a horse-drawn carriage. Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo were the very image of love and success. But they had blood - including the blood of Karla's own younger sister - on their hands. This is the definitive inside account of a serial murder case unparalleled in history. It is a story of a man and a woman joining together in torture and mutilation crimes that are virtually unspeakable. It is a story of sexual depravities videotaped by Bernardo and Homolka themselves - tapes so shocking that a trial judge ordered them destroyed, though they are rumored to have surfaced in New York and Tokyo. It is a story of authorities taking six years and twenty-three victims to stop the killings - even after Paul Bernardo's sister and best friend had both tried to turn him in. Investigative journalist Stephen Williams takes you inside this shocking case - into the motivation of a couple wed in blood, into the details of their crimes and motivations, to perhaps the worst outrage of all; the sweetheart deal that allowed Karla Homolka to escape punishment for her deeds.

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5.0 out of 5 stars INVISIBLE DARKNESS is THE BOOK on the Bernardo/Homolka case!, Oct 31 2001

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jrstott "jrstott" (Oklahoma, USA) - See all my reviews

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Hello true-crime enthusiest!
I've read all six books on this case. Yes, there are truly six out there. I believe only O.J. Simpson and Charles Manson share this honor. Not all are available through amazon.com., however.
"Invisible Darkness" is easily the best book on this case. I believe this to be the reason that only this book out of the six released on this case started out as a hard-cover, instead of paper-back. It shows you what almost three years of research can uncover. I enjoyed the other quickly printed paperbacks as well, though.
I'm really looking forward to author Stephen William's new hardcover book on these crimes, "Karla: The Deal With The Devil", available on February 14, 2003, I believe. He is a true maverick of true-crime journalist.
I hope this helps.
"Invisible Darkness" is highly recommended!
Five ***** Stars. Do try to purchase the hardcover edition of this book (Invisible Darkness) though. It has 43 color photos!
Thanks! Jess

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lust & Vanity: A Deadly Duo & A Killer Book!, Jan 21 2004

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Alice McFarlane (Derby, Western Australia) - See all my reviews

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Stephen Williams has achieved a truly remarkable feat in writing "�nvisible Darkness". This is a well-researched, provocative saga that sails high above the other torrid, pulp trash which has been generated over this case.

For those who have lived under a rock for the past 13 years, Karla Holmolka & Paul Bernado committed a horrifying series of rapes & murders in the early 90s that were once decribed as being as "Canada's Crimes of the Century".

Dubbed the "Ken & Barbie of Murder & Mayhem" for their blonde, bronzed good looks & winning personas, Bernado & Holmolka shook Canadian society as they revealed that the evil in our society is not always the committed by the village idiot or escaped lunatic. Instead, it was committed by the charming accountant & his lovely wife - a petite, alluring veterinary nurse.

It is hard to protect yourselves from the very model which is given as 'normal', & the petrified residents of the Niagra Falls region took to looking at their own adult children in an entirely different light. As a result, Paul Bernado has become the Boogeyman to Canadian teenage girls everywhere: a dragon in Prince Charming's clothes. Karla Holmolka, however, is simply regarded as Evil Incarnate - a soulless, vain grifter who sold out her own baby sister in order to curry favour with the object of her desire.

Prior to reading this book, I despaired of ever finding an account which accurately described & analysed the case without sinking into the predicatable "Poor Karla" routine (a.k.a Nick Pron's "Lethal Marriage"), or spurting out breathless, gossipy 'revelations' from people who claimed to be the couple's 'friends' (eg., the shameless "Deadly Innocence"). However, Williams restored my faith & raised the bar when it comes to discussing a tragedy without deifying the victims & exonerating partners-in-crime.

"�nvisible Darkness" was the first true attempt to see the reality behind the pastel, Barbie doll playhouse of dreams facade thrown up by this couple... & succeeded admirably. It was also the starting point from which Williams' admits he became obsessed with Karla, & relentless in his attempts to expose the creature that lurks behind her smile.

A gritty, honest, compelling & committed book... GET IT NOW!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to believe this is nonfiction, July 14 2001

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The crimes committed by Paul and Karla Homolka are unbelievable in their depravity. If you enjoy true crime, read this one. One of the best I have ever read.

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