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"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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From 1968 to the early 1970s, the self-styled "Zodiac" killer made headlines in the San Francisco Bay Area. In random attacks, he is known to have murdered six persons; in a series of letters to newspapers, which sometimes included cryptograms, he boasted of many more. To this day, the infamous case remains unsolved and surprisingly little has been written about it. Graysmith, a San Francisco Chronicle staff member, was obsessed with the case from the beginning and he has continued to investigate it as an amateur sleuth. Except for "Zodiac" himself, the author now knows more about the case than anyone. In this full, chronological account, which will fascinate true crime readers, he speculates about the most likely suspect. Recommended. Gregor A. Preston, Univ. of California Lib., Davis
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hard to put down,
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This review is from: Zodiac (Paperback)
I'm amused at some of the reviews posted here regarding this tale. Some reviewers seem to think this book is Gospel, others seem to think it's fabrication. If any of them really know one way or the other, why don't they come forward and solve the case for us?Gimme a break. The fact is that this book, although admittedly not written with the style and flair of a Capote or Crichton, is a personal account of one man's involvement in a remarkable case of a serial killer who came to be known as Zodiac. The author was working at the San Francisco Chronicle at the time the killings began, and that newspaper was central to the coverage of the gruesome, pointless killings perpetrated by the one or more individuals known as Zodiac. There are inconsistencies in the book because it is a chronicle of the author's investigations. At one point he thinks a certain person is very involved, becomes convinced he's the guy, then later finds he's probably wrong. It's a maddening case for many reasons, and this book makes that clear. It's fascinating, and I found it very hard to put down. The website zodiackiller.com has arrived at different conclusions than this author, and they are equally valid and interesting. That does not negate the fact that this book is a good read, unless you're expecting a literary talent on the level of Tom Clancy or Stephen King.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Zodiac,
By Cwn_Annwn (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Zodiac (Paperback)
I have a great fascination with the turbulent history and weirdness that was the California bay area during the 60's and 70's. Beatniks, hippies, Sonny Barger and the Hells Angels, the Black Panthers, the S.L.A, riots and civil unrest, SF evolving from hippie mecca to homosexual mecca, multitudes of nutty political and religious groups, and way too much other lunacy for me to list. Even today in spite of the yuppification of the area you can still feel the ghosts of the past in the air. On top of all that there was the Zodiac Killer who would taunt the police with encrypted messages with occult symbology that he demanded be put on the front page of the newspaper. After all his taunting and arrogance the Zodiac was never caught. Pretty great account of the murders and investigation that will make you paranoid of every odd sound you hear around the house at night while your reading it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
still the best true crime book today,
By The Zodiac (quebec, canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Zodiac (Paperback)
Zodiac is still a pur best-seller today. the author Robert Graysmith don't always talk about facts and the 20% of the book is based on lies, but this book is the best about the most enigmatic case in the history of true crimes story. Graysmith did a great job of talking about the killings of Cheri jo bates, david Faraday, betty lou jensen, cecelia Shepards and paul stine. he also talk about the attaqus agains brian hartnell, mike mageau and kathleen johns. the best chapter is about the murder of Darlene ferrin and Graysmith show us a different face of this poor young lady. i read the book again today, for the 22 times, not only because im passionate with the Zodiac case, but also because i love good written book and this book is very very well written. i give this one 5 stars on five because of the drama, the tension, the facts, the lies who give action to this book and of course, because of The zodiac himself.
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