Zodiac, Robert Graysmith
Zodiac, Robert Graysmith
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Zodiac
The Shocking True Story of the Nation’s Most Bizarre Mass Murderer

Author: Robert Graysmith

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 10 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007


Synopsis

A sexual sadist, his pleasure was torture and murder. His first victims were a teenage couple, stalked and shot dead on a lover’s lane. After another slaying, he sent his first mocking note to authorities, promising he would kill again. The official tally of his victims was six. He claimed thirty-seven. The real toll may have reached fifty. He was never caught.“After Jack the Ripper and before Son of Sam there is only one name their equal in terror: the deadly, elusive, and mysterious Zodiac. Since 1968 the hooded mass murderer has terrified the city of San Francisco and the Bay Area with a string of brutal killings. Zodiac, in taunting letters sent to the newspapers, has hidden clues to his identity by using cunning ciphers that have defied the greatest code-breaking minds of the CIA, the FBI, and NSA.”—from the bookRobert Graysmith was on staff at the San Francisco Chronicle 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—and his own theory of the Zodiac’s true identity.

About Robert Graysmith

Robert Graysmith, national bestselling author of Zodiac, The Sleeping Lady, and The Murder of Bob Crane, was on the staff of the San Francisco Chronicle in 1969 when the Zodiac killer’s first letter arrived. His work as a political cartoonist was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

About Gabrielle de Cuir

Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narrator, has narrated over three hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her “velvet touch” as an actor’s director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki is a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and an award-winning narrator who has won several Audie Awards, as well as more than twenty-five Earphones Awards, and been named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brad

Let's say you're a serial killer. Now let's say what gets you off more than anything except your killings, is to taunt the cops with letters that mock their inability to catch you. You, of course, do not want to be caught, but there is always the possibility. Now let's say you just happen to work at......more

Goodreads review by Brett

I really enjoyed reading this crime story. To this day, the Zodiac Killer has never been caught. I saw the movie in 2007 when I was stationed in Monterey, California, and thought it was good. The book is laid out in the journalism fashion with chronological dates relating to law enforcement leads an......more

Things to keep in mind before you read this. 1) Have you seen the movie? Because going by reviews here, if you see the movie first, you won't like the book. I suspect because people can't grasp the idea that the movie can get away with more in the name of entertainment than something sitting on the......more

Goodreads review by Wera

3 stars "Just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it's not true." I have been fascinated by the Zodiac case for a very long time now. I watched the movie, read a bunch of the articles, saw the arguments for many suspects, but I wanted more. I decided to pick up Zodiac because I wanted to get i......more


Quotes

“Provocative…Bizarre…Graysmith’s taut narrative brings the horror back with jolt upon jolt.”

San Francisco Chronicle

“Few cases in the history of true crime are as colorful and intriguing as that of Zodiac…Graysmith provides ample details about the police investigation, including the full text and photos of most of the letters. Zodiac is an excellent starting point not only for the casual reader but also for those interested in retracing the author’s steps in order to pursue their own ideas about who the killer may have been.”

Amazon.com, editorial review

“Stefan Rudnicki’s narration is intelligent, engaging, and intriguing. His voice commands attention…Rudnicki makes listening satisfying and, even in lengthy lab reports, keeps things edgy.”

AudioFile

“Will fascinate true-crime readers…Recommended.”

Library Journal

“A chilling real-life detective story.”

Savannah News-Press