''Fearless and fierce ... transcends a crime story to be a story that threatens social order'' - Michael Connelly

''Bewitching . . . a tale of horror that is also humane and self-aware'' - Jennifer Egan

''[Lauren] writes in film-noir ..American prose, so you feel you''re in the seamy backstreets in the Rust Belt'' - Daily Mail, Book of the Week

''Wildly original... true crime fans will find this a unique and disturbing thrill ride'' - Publishers Weekly

''Blending gruesome forensic details with tender domestic moments . . a panoramic tale of America''s worst serial killer'' - Daily Telegraph

''Chilling'' - the Sun

Jillian Lauren set out to research a serial killer for a novel. Instead, she put one at the centre of her life.

Months of exchanging letters with Samuel Little in prison landed her a face-to-face meeting - and the trust of a monsterIn the hours of harrowing interviews that followed, Little confessed to the murders of ninety-three women, making him America''s most proli­fic serial killer. As the investigations escalated, the disturbing relationship took its toll on Lauren, both psychologically and legally - but she couldn''t stop.

Conversations with a psychopath, intertwined with intensely personal experience and the stories of those killed told for the ­first time, result in an unforgettable true crime accountBehold the Monster is a journey into a mind and murderer that shocked the world, but one that ultimately lifts the lives of the victims with such grace that we cannot look away.



Format Häftad Omfång 512 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Little, Brown Book Group Utgivningsdatum 2023-07-20 ISBN 9781472148001