{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-vanishing-blonde-and-other-true-crime-stories-9780802158680","title":"The Case of the Vanishing Blonde: And Other True Crime Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Mark Bowden, a \"master of narrative journalism\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), comes a true-crime collection both deeply chilling and impossible to put down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix captivating true-crime stories, spanning Mark Bowden's long and illustrious career, cover a variety of crimes complicated by extraordinary circumstances. Winner of a lifetime achievement award from International Thriller Writers, Bowden revisits in \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Vanishing Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e some of his most riveting stories and examines the effects of modern technology on the journalistic process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a story of a campus rape at the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 that unleashed a moral debate over the nature of consent when drinking and drugs are involved to three cold cases featuring the inimitable Long Island private detective Ken Brennan and a startling investigation that reveals a murderer within the LAPD's ranks, shielded for twenty six years by officers keen to protect one of their own, these stories are the work of a masterful narrative journalist at work. Gripping true crime from a writer the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"an old pro.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Bowden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.43w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802158680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Bowden\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirteen books, including the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/i\u003e. He reported at the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e for twenty years and now writes for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines. He is also the writer in residence at the University of Delaware.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39825849188467,"sku":"9780802158680","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_857607f7-0df8-434a-a23b-757da43d76a3.jpg?v=1644538791","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-case-of-the-vanishing-blonde-and-other-true-crime-stories-9780802158680","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}