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The case of the vanishing blonde : and other true crime stories / Mark Bowden.

Bowden, Mark, 1951- (author.).

Summary:

"Throughout his long and illustrious career, Mark Bowden has written about crime and was recognized in 2010 with a lifetime achievement award by the International Thriller Writers organization. The Case of the Vanishing Blonde collects six of his most riveting pieces-accounts spanning four decades of searing characters and unsettling tales to illustrate all manner of crimes and the ways technology has progressively altered criminal investigation. From a 1983 story of a campus rape at the University of Pennsylvania that unleashed a 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 into a murderer deep 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 Washington Post calls "an old pro.""-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780802128447
ISBN: 0802128440
Physical Description: 232 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: 1st Grove Atlantic edition
Publisher: New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Incident at Alpha Tau Omega -- "why don't u tell me wht ur into"-- Case of the vanishing blonde -- ... A million years ago -- Body in room 348 -- Who killed Euhommie Bond?