| The Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America's First Serial Killer Contributor(s): Hollandsworth, Skip (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250118492 ISBN-13: 9781250118493 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - Serial Killers - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Locality - Austin-San Marcos, Texas - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Texas Institute of Letters's Carr P. Collins Award A New York Times BestsellerOne of Book Riot Best Book of the Year In nineteenth-century Austin, Texas, a ruthless murderer terrorized the city in what would soon become a story more shocking than any fiction. In the late 1800s, just as Austin was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis, a series of brutal murders rocked the burgeoning city and shook it to its core. At the time, the concept of a serial killer was unknown and unimaginable, but the murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens' panic reached a fever pitch. For more than a decade, Texas Monthly journalist Skip Hollandsworth has researched this gripping tale of murder and madness that plays out like a well-crafted whodunit. With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Hollandsworth's The Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America's First Serial Killer brings this terrifying saga to life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hollandsworth, Skip: - Skip Hollandsworth is an award-winning journalist, screenwriter, and executive editor of Texas Monthly magazine. His work was included in the 2006 edition of Best American Crime Writing and he has won a National Magazine Award for feature writing. Hollandsworth co-wrote the acclaimed screenplay "Bernie" with director Richard Linklater. He lives in Texas with his wife. |