Double Lives, Eric Brach
Double Lives, Eric Brach
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Double Lives
True Tales of the Criminals Next Door

Author: Eric Brach

Narrator: George Newbern, Karen Peakes

Unabridged: 5 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/04/2018

Synopsis

#1 Amazon New Release! ─ Terrifying true crime storiesTrue Crime is hot right now, with true crime books, TV shows, and podcasts topping lists of readers, viewers, and listeners across the country. Eric Brach's new book Double Lives: True Tales of the Criminals Next Door offers terrifying true stories about the criminals hidden among us and the banality of evil and crime, elevated by its frank discussion of the nation-wide criminal scourge of the moment: opioid addiction.Double Lives chronicles the very monsters who walk unnoticed among us — even serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, or John Wayne Gacy. They are neighbors and students, professionals and friends living out criminal double lives. Double Lives is both a nonfiction exposé and a nationwide search that details the exploits of some of the worst criminals in recent American history, all of whom succeeded in going undetected for years while perpetrating one crime after another… and all in their own hometowns. Gender? Race? Age? Socioeconomic class? It doesn’t matter. All stripes of people from all walks of life are profiled in this true crime roller-coaster.At the same time, the author provides a personal look at opioid addiction and its current effects right alongside these binge-worthy tales of two-faced criminals caught and incarcerated, making Double Lives a sensational yet sobering read.If you're a fan of true crime and serial killer books such as Pretty Little Killers, Mind Hunter, or The Big Book of Serial Killers you'll love Double Lives.

About Eric Brach

Eric Brach is a lecturer in English at West Los Angeles College, where he directs POPP, the Police Orientation Preparation Program. Operated in concert with the world-renowned Los Angeles Police Department, POPP trains young people in criminal sciences and the administration of justice in order to prepare them for careers in law enforcement. Every year, 10-15 of Eric Brach’s former students begin jobs with the LAPD, with the LA Sheriff’s Department, and other local, state, and national law enforcement agencies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ronnie on February 05, 2019

An okay compendium of true crime cases, most of them fairly well-known. The book is less successful when the author shares his personal observations.......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on March 21, 2019

I liked the stories in this book. As a true crime fanatic, I am often disappointed when books have the same culprits, ones that everyone knows. This was not the case with Double Lives. Normally I am an "over-rater" so I give 5 stars to any book I enjoyed even the slightest, so the only reason I gave......more

Goodreads review by Erin on August 20, 2018

I've enjoyed reading many books over the years about horrible people, but this one is so unique. The way the facts are interwoven with the short story format and the writer's entertaining voice is perfect! Sometimes I feel a little guilty about being so entertained by true crime, but then I remember......more

Goodreads review by Jack on November 20, 2018

A fairly interesting case study of a few American criminals. I didn't find that many of the people the author chose to write about actually lived double lives; certainly Rader and Hastert did, but others, such as Knorr (side note: do NOT search for more information on her if you ever want to sleep a......more

Goodreads review by John D on December 03, 2020

This is a decent but uneven true crime book about the “criminal next door.” The author has done some interesting research on lesser known cases which I enjoyed. Where I felt the book began to falter is when he starts talking about his own personal experiences with a friend who turned to crime due to......more

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