false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175014515m/467179.jpg 467179 2 The setting is the progressive South United States of the 80s, where education and hard work offer hope for the good life--until mental illness brings tragedy. This is an unusual true-crime book because it's neither a whodunit, nor a manhunt, nor an account of a trial. Instead, it's a character study of a sadistic sexual predator who is all too human in his desperate need for love, and of his family members who need, just as desperately, to believe that their love for him will make them whole again. Authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith are adept at teasing out the many-layered subtleties of the criminal mind. Here they create a thought-provoking portrait by alternating passages from the well-educated killer's own diary, with the unfolding narrative of how the revelations of his crimes are affecting his family. It includes a surprising twist, and a powerful scene of confrontation near the end. 455541 1 5 1996 A Stranger in the Family: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and Unconditional Love total:21|5:2|4:4|3:12|2:3| 21 68 34 4 3 0 false false Sun Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Mar 23 22:43:57 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 16:21:28 -0700 2009
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