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

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 out of 5 stars - If you ask me, I'll tell you to read it

Michelle McNamara's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" was well written and compelling to follow. I can easily see why she got sucked into the mystery and intrigue surrounding these cases. Michelle dubbed the killer she was seeking the Golden State Killer, though the police and others had different names. She worked with various people, cops and civilians, to come up with various clues, suspects, and motives. Her ability to gather and collect as much information as she did is what made this an amazingly well written book. She was able to gain access to retired and current police officers and crime lab technicians. She was able to interview some of the survivors.

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because it wasn't 100% her writing. Her writing flows and is easy to follow, but this was a combination of her writing and other people putting together her notes after her death. The writing seemed a little all over the place at times.

I'm sad that she wasn't able to live long enough to see him identified and arrested.

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