When the Night Comes Falling, Howard Blum
When the Night Comes Falling, Howard Blum
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When the Night Comes Falling
A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders

Bestseller

Author: Howard Blum

Narrator: Zac Aleman

Unabridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/25/2024

Synopsis

Instant New York Times Bestseller“Compelling. . . . Blum capably maintains the suspense and thoughtfully probes into the motives of key players in this intriguing yet profoundly unsettling story.”—Kirkus Reviews""The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from acclaimed bestselling author Howard Blum, whose groundbreaking coverage of the story was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.Timed for a trial that will capture national attention, When the Night Comes Falling examines the mysterious murders of the four University of Idaho students. Having covered this case from its start, Edgar award winning investigative reporter Howard Blum takes readers behind the scenes of the police manhunt that eventually led to suspected killer, Bryan Christopher Kohberger, and uncovered larger, lurid questions within this unthinkable tragedy.Reminiscent of the panoramic portraiture of In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song, When the Night Comes Falling offers a suspenseful, richly detailed narrative that will have readers transfixed.  

About Howard Blum

With the publication more than fifty years ago of the acclaimed Wanted! The Search for Nazis in America, Howard Blum, a former investigative reporter for the New York Times, established himself as a bestselling author of carefully reported and page-turning nonfiction works. Among his many bestsellers are American Lightning, Dark Invasion, The Last Goodnight, and The Spy Who Knew Too Much. Several of his books are being developed as films, including When the Night Comes Falling, which is being produced as a dramatic series by Village Roadshow Productions. The father of three adult children, he divides his time between a small town in Connecticut and East Hampton, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott on July 14, 2024

I haven’t been following the case. Not that there is much of a case to follow, as it has been continuously postponed. (A trial date has been set for June 2025.) To be honest, I didn’t know much about it until I read this book. And while Howard Blum’s book “When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for......more

Goodreads review by JS on July 26, 2024

So this is the second Howard Blum book I’ve read, and I gotta say - he is not my kind of author. He overwrites, is far too verbose and is just kind of a dork. I’m really following this story, and writing a book on it right now seems kind of weird. The trial hasn’t even started yet. So that just make......more

Goodreads review by Alix on June 25, 2024

It's simply fine. The book is a good introduction for anyone who may not know anything about the case but has very little new information for anyone who followed the events as they happened. I personally would've preferred a post-trial book that also detailed more of the legal proceedings and evidenc......more

Goodreads review by heyysamara on July 08, 2024

How do you “rate” the retelling of one of the most heinous crimes in recent history? I will say that as a voracious true crime reader, I couldn’t help but devour this. Critiques: - I know the author is a respected reporter, but there were times when his writing style felt unbearably outdated. - The fam......more

Goodreads review by Dachokie on July 04, 2024

Even though the story of these murders has saturated all media and the trial is now delayed until Sept. 2025, I found this book providing a good summary of events without being overly sensational. Howard Blum is a good storyteller and his writing style keeps the reader engaged and wanting more; it is......more

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