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The Case of the Vanishing Blonde

Author(s): Mark Bowden

Location(s): United States (USA)

Genre(s): Short Stories

Era(s): Later 20th Century onwards

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Six captivating true-crime stories, spanning Mark Bowden’s long and illustrious career, cover a variety of crimes complicated by extraordinary circumstances. In The Case of the Vanishing Blonde, the veteran reporter revisits some of his most riveting stories and examines the effects of modern technology on the journalistic process.

From a story of a campus rape in 1983, to three cold cases solved by the inimitable private detective Ken Brennan, an LAPD investigation that unearths a murderer within its own ranks and the darkest corners of internet chatrooms, this collection contains all the best the genre has to offer. Gripping true crime from ‘an old pro’ (Wall Street Journal).

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Author: Tina Hartas

6 stories featuring true crime reporting, accounts that have previously been published elsewhere. Definitely a book for those interested in true crime and incisive writing. From the style it is clear that the author...

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