I'll Be Gone in the Dark

Michelle McNamara 2018

Devastation Rating

Emotionally Ruined
true crime serial killer investigation obsession

Our Take

McNamara hunted the Golden State Killer with forensic precision and literary grace, and died before he was caught. The book was completed by colleagues from her notes. She was right about everything. The irony is cruel — she gave her life to this case and missed the vindication by two months.

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