"One of the best books short of the famous Ann Rule works." --True Crime Book Reviews
On a snowy winter evening in 1982, twenty-one-year-old Mary Brown accepted a ride from a handsome stranger in the resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado. The trip ended with her brutally beaten and raped. Mary survived, but her predator's violence had only just begun.
After ten years in prison, Tom Luther was released as a far more vicious criminal. Soon, from the Rockies to West Virginia, like Ted Bundy, Luther enticed a chain of women into his murderous trap. In this gripping new edition of a true crime masterpiece, acclaimed author Steve Jackson recounts the intriguing pursuit and long-awaited conviction of a charismatic, monstrous psychopath--one who remains a suspect in three other crimes, and has never given up hope of escape.
"Steve Jackson is a born storyteller. He makes you sweat. . and turn the page." --Ron Franscell, author of The Darkest Night
Includes 16 Pages Of Dramatic Photos
ISBN: 0806543558 EAN: 9780806543550
Author: Steve Jackson
Publisher: Citadel Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: November 28, 2023
Physical Info: 1.6" H x 8.9" L x 6.0" W (1.2 lbs) 576 pages
This item is Returnable
About The Author:
Published in 1998, MONSTER was my first book and therefore is my "baby." Since then I've published nearly two dozen books, including nine true crime books. The latest is SMOOTH TALKER, published in May 2016 by WildBlue Press. My other true crime books include BOGEYMAN, NO STONE UNTURNED, ROUGH TRADE, NOT LOST FOREVER, LOVE ME TO DEATH, and PARTNERS IN EVIL. I think what carries through from my experiences researching and writing MONSTER to SMOOTH TALKER is how impressed I was with the dedication of the detectives and prosecutors, as well as others such as the members of NECROSEARCH International (who helped locate the victim's body in MONSTER), and the emotional, psychological and even physical toll it takes on them, and even their families. We owe a debt of gratitude to them all. Yes, there are monsters in the world, but there are also monster-hunters.