{"product_id":"the-midnight-assassin-the-hunt-for-americas-first-serial-killer-9781250118493","title":"The Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America's First Serial Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Texas Institute of Letters's Carr P. Collins Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn nineteenth-century Austin, Texas, a ruthless murderer terrorized the city in what would soon become a story more shocking than any fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late 1800s, just as Austin was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis, a series of brutal murders rocked the burgeoning city and shook it to its core. At the time, the concept of a serial killer was unknown and unimaginable, but the murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens' panic reached a fever pitch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than a decade, \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Skip Hollandsworth has researched this gripping tale of murder and madness that plays out like a well-crafted whodunit. With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Hollandsworth's \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America's First Serial Killer\u003c\/i\u003e brings this terrifying saga to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSkip Hollandsworth\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist, screenwriter, and executive editor of \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. His work was included in the 2006 edition of \u003ci\u003eBest American Crime Writing \u003c\/i\u003eand he has won a National Magazine Award for feature writing. Hollandsworth co-wrote the acclaimed screenplay \"Bernie\" with director Richard Linklater. He lives in Texas with his wife.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628828528914,"sku":"9781250118493","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4fe048e7-fd81-4217-b843-2a895077c6fe.jpg?v=1732709450","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-midnight-assassin-the-hunt-for-americas-first-serial-killer-9781250118493","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}