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From 1968 to the early 1970s, the self-styled "Zodiac" killer made headlines in the San Francisco Bay Area. In random attacks, he is known to have murdered six persons; in a series of letters to newspapers, which sometimes included cryptograms, he boasted of many more. To this day, the infamous case remains unsolved and surprisingly little has been written ...more
Trying to add some books on Shelfari I discovered I had never registered this book on BC.
From Library Journal
From 1968 to the early 1970s, the self-styled "Zodiac" killer made headlines in the San Francisco Bay Area. In random attacks, he is known to have murdered six persons; in a series of letters to newspapers, which sometimes included cryptograms, he boasted of many more. To this day, the infamous case remains unsolved and surprisingly little has been written ...more
Rating: 3.5 stars
The author did a fantastic job gathering facts and details for the writing of this book. It was very thorough and dense with information. All the Zodiac letters, ciphers, and translations are included. However, with that said, I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I had hoped. It was a little dry, and SO packed with minute details that it lacked a feeling of mystery and intrigue, which is what I enjoy most from true-crime. Also, some of the names were changed - even the name of on ...more
The author did a fantastic job gathering facts and details for the writing of this book. It was very thorough and dense with information. All the Zodiac letters, ciphers, and translations are included. However, with that said, I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I had hoped. It was a little dry, and SO packed with minute details that it lacked a feeling of mystery and intrigue, which is what I enjoy most from true-crime. Also, some of the names were changed - even the name of on ...more
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