| True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray Contributor(s): Renner, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250113814 ISBN-13: 9781250113818 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - True Crime | Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons |
| Dewey: 363.233 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.44 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As seen on the Oxygen mini-series The Disappearance of Maura Murray When an eleven-year-old James Renner fell in love with Amy Mihaljevic, the missing girl seen on posters all over his neighborhood, it was the beginning of a lifelong obsession with true crime. That obsession led James to a successful career as an investigative journalist. It also gave him PTSD. In 2011, James began researching the strange disappearance of Maura Murray, a UMass student who went missing after wrecking her car in rural New Hampshire in 2004. Over the course of his investigation, he uncovers numerous important and shocking new clues about what may have happened to Maura, but also finds himself in increasingly dangerous situations with little regard for his own well-being. As his quest to find Maura deepens, the case starts taking a toll on his personal life, which begins to spiral out of control. The result is an absorbing dual investigation of a complicated case that has eluded authorities for more than a decade and a journalist's own complicated true-crime addiction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Renner, James: - JAMES RENNER is the author of The Serial Killer's Apprentice and several other works of nonfiction. His true crime stories have appeared in The Best American Crime Writing anthology, as well the Cleveland Scene and Cracked.com. His method of using social media to solve cold cases was the subject of a CNN profile, in 2015. He has also written two novels, The Man from Primrose Lane and The Great Forgetting. He lives in Akron with his wife and children. |