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Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer

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Robert Graysmith’s New York Times bestselling account of the desperate hunt for a serial killer and his own investigation of California’s unsolved Zodiac murders. A sexual sadist, the Zodiac killer took pleasure in torture and murder. His first victims were a teenage couple, stalked and shot dead in a lovers’ lane. After another slaying, he sent his first mocking note to authorities, promising he would kill more. The official tally of his victims was six. He claimed thirty-seven dead. The real toll may have reached fifty.Robert 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. Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley; Reissue edition (January 2, 2007)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0425212181


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 89


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.13 x 1 x 6.88 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #38,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #105 in Serial Killers True Accounts #172 in Criminology (Books) #362 in U.S. State & Local History


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    • This is the Zodiac speaking...
I bought this book for a book report paper I needed to write for college. I loved the Zodiac film by David Fincher, and this was written by Robert Greysmith, who was a consultant on the film. Great story full of suspense and still is an unsolved case in the San Francisco area.
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2017 by CaptainAmerica1944
    • Zodiac by Graysmith
After watching the film I decided to read the book by Graysmith and I'm glad I did. It's meticulously laid out, with more details that can be given in a film, even one that is 2.5 hours.
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2018 by painter
    • Scary people out there!
I really couldn't put down this book. It reads like a first rate fiction book. It is horrifying to think that all the events in this book actually took place, and more terrifying still that the serial killer is still at large after over 30 years of evading the police. The killings are gruesome, with some victims repeatedly stabbed to death, while others shot at close range with a hand gun. None of the victims are sexually molested, and they are not robbed of their personal belongings. The killer derives pleasure from killing his victims. As he later tells police in letters sent to newspapers, he kills in order to collect his victims as slaves for the next life! There was one instant where the killer might have been caught. After the Zodiac (as the killer calls himself) shoots a taxi driver, a police car is called to the scene after the gun shot is heard. However, witnesses mistakenly reported a black man at the scene. The Zodiac is a chubby white man. When the police arrive near the scene, they see the Zodiac walking, and stop by him to ask him if he had seen a black man in the area. He says yes and points to the direction he allegedly saw a black man with a gun running. If the police would have stopped and interviewed the Zodiac more carefully, they would have seen his bloody hands. There is no telling what would have happened then. The police could have been shot dead, or maybe it could have been the other way around (there were two policemen in the car.) The Zodiac also called the police after committing some of the crimes - from phone booths adjacent to police stations! Another chilling instant was when the Zodiac stopped a pregnant woman and her child on a road claiming that her back tire was wobbling. He volunteered to fix the tire, and while the woman watched from her side view mirror, he appeared to do just that. However, as soon as she drove off, the back tire completely came off and she had to stop. She was then kidnapped by the Zodiac and driven around for almost an hour, as if the Zodiac was looking for an ideal place to kill his victim. However, the woman together with her child manage to jump out of the car, and escape death! Not all of Zodiac's victims died. Although some victims were repeatedly stabbed, some survived! In all, it is believed that the Zodiac might have killed about 37 people. He is still at large! It was quite amazing how an amateur code breaker was able to break the coded letter of the Zodiac within a day and night. After the coded letter was published in a newspaper, neither the FBI nor the police were able to decipher the letter. However, an amateur man did! The FBI should have hired him! This book will keep you reading throughout the night. It includes photos of the letters sent by the Zodiac that will send a chill up your spine. I just couldn't put this book down. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2007 by Sahra Badou
    • Could not put it down
A must for any true crime reader, the author Robert Graysmith's research in to the zodiac murders is thorough and gives the reader an infomative insight in to these truly baffling and shocking crimes.
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2016 by Lisa Barrett
    • The book was absolutely fantastic. I would recommend it to anyone who is ...
The book was absolutely fantastic. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in reading crime novels or thrillers. I enjoyed it so much that I purchased Robert Graysmith's second book Zodiac Unmasked. I would suggest anyone who intends to read the second book to read the first book first because it provides a sequence of events and prepares you for what is to come. After reading both books what absolutely amazes me is how long Zodiac was allowed to run free and do his dirty work because the police refused to combine their information to track this killer down. How many lives were lost because of egos in the police departments affected or just bad police work of not following up on things. It's a shame. Anyway, both are excellent books. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2015 by Jack Jasneski
    • Great movie.
Bought it after I saw the movie. Dont plan to read it. 5 stars.
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2020 by Mike Hunt
    • Great book!
This is a well written account of the Zodiac Killer. I have read it twice and loaned out my copy, but my daughter wanted to read it after seeing the movie, so this one is for her.
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019 by Charrel Spoon
    • A must read!
Well written and very detailed accounts of each murder. If you want to know all the little things about the zodiac killings this is your book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021 by Britt

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