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A review by fangslibris
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
5.0
I started reading this when it was first published and quickly chickened out. Michelle's death was so heavy, especially given GSK's arrest shortly after publication.
For context, I find a lot of the current wave of true crime a bit ghoulish. Victims are little more than fun facts. The worst things that can happen to a person become backgrounds for comedy podcasts. But this book, Michelle's spirit, could not be farther from that energy.
Michelle respected the humanity of the case, doggedly determined to unmask GSK for the sake of the victims. She wasn't investigating in pursuit of glory or out of a gruesome fascination with violence. She devoted herself to meticulous research (unlike many aforementioned podcasts) and I admire her heart for the victims.
I wish she had been around to see it to the end. She gave so much.
For context, I find a lot of the current wave of true crime a bit ghoulish. Victims are little more than fun facts. The worst things that can happen to a person become backgrounds for comedy podcasts. But this book, Michelle's spirit, could not be farther from that energy.
Michelle respected the humanity of the case, doggedly determined to unmask GSK for the sake of the victims. She wasn't investigating in pursuit of glory or out of a gruesome fascination with violence. She devoted herself to meticulous research (unlike many aforementioned podcasts) and I admire her heart for the victims.
I wish she had been around to see it to the end. She gave so much.