{"product_id":"zodiac-the-shocking-true-story-of-the-hunt-for-the-nations-most-elusive-serial-killer-9780593199657","title":"Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer","description":"\u003cb\u003eRobert Graysmith's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling account of the desperate hunt for a serial killer and his own investigation of California's unsolved Zodiac murders.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A sexual sadist, the Zodiac killer took pleasure in torture and murder. His first victims were a teenage couple, stalked and shot dead in a lovers' lane. After another slaying, he sent his first mocking note to authorities, promising he would kill more. The official tally of his victims was six. He claimed thirty-seven dead. The real toll may have reached fifty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Graysmith was on staff at the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1969 when Zodiac first struck, triggering in the resolute reporter an unrelenting obsession with seeing the hooded killer brought to justice. In this gripping account of Zodiac's eleven-month reign of terror, Graysmith reveals hundreds of facts previously unreleased, including the complete text of the killer's letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Graysmith\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of several true crime novels including \u003ci\u003eZodiac\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZodiac Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAuto Focus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerithrax\u003c\/i\u003e. The major motion pictures \u003ci\u003eZodiac\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAuto Focus\u003c\/i\u003e are based on his books. A \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e political cartoonist and artist for fifteen years, he lives in San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612139589906,"sku":"9780593199657","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a335c674-aad8-4a57-9954-b6b8cb117122.jpg?v=1732370014","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/zodiac-the-shocking-true-story-of-the-hunt-for-the-nations-most-elusive-serial-killer-9780593199657","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}