{"product_id":"unholy-messenger-the-life-and-crimes-of-the-btk-serial-killer-9781451607475","title":"Unholy Messenger: The Life and Crimes of the Btk Serial Killer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBehind a façade of Midwestern normalcy, Dennis Rader hid a life of bloodlust, sadism, and murder beyond imagining.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The upstanding family man, Scout leader, and church board president was well liked and trusted by his Wichita community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kansans -- and all of America -- would never recover from the truth: He was BTK, the madman who bound, tortured, and killed ten victims over the course of three decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on extensive interviews, including exclusive access to Rader's pastor and congregation, bestselling author Stephen Singular chronicles the horrific crimes, the investigation, the capture, and confession of BTK -- and, more deeply than any other account, reveals how his 2005 arrest shattered and challenged those in a circle of faith who thought they knew him best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSingular, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eStephen Singular\u003c\/b\u003e has authored or coauthored seventeen previous books, including numerous \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. His titles include \u003ci\u003ePresumed Guilty: An Investigation into the JonBenet Ramsey Case, the Media, and the Culture of Pornography\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAnyone You Want Me to Be: A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored with legendary FBI profiler John Douglas. Formerly a staff writer for the \u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Denver. Visit his website at www.stephensingular.com.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492497101074,"sku":"9781451607475","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07bd4370-1cda-47ea-b17f-35d563a798b7.jpg?v=1730595103","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unholy-messenger-the-life-and-crimes-of-the-btk-serial-killer-9781451607475","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}