A True Crime book for Readers who don't read True Crime

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
By Michelle McNamara

Nonfiction, True Crime
Harper, 2018

Michelle McNamara's compelling narrative writing style makes I'll Be Gone in the Dark stand out from other true crime books. In many ways I'll Be Gone in the Dark is a story of technology. Michelle, who tragically died while writing the book and before the Golden State Killer was apprehended, takes the reader from pre-DNA testing all the way to the role that services like 23andMe and Ancestry.com play in criminal investigations today.

Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook versions are available through the Hamilton East Public Library.

Review by Kristin Patrick, Technology Integration Coach, Educational Services Center