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I wish there were more serial killers like Andrew Cunanan. You always hear of killers being described as loners or introverts or just weirdos, but Cunanan broke that stereotype. He was a preppy guy who loved reading Vogue. He'd make up amazing lies about himself and his past in order to impress thos Leggi tutto

This is an incredibly well-researched and gripping story of a serial killer on the run. It held my interest to the very last page, even if Maureen Orth is a frightful prude and almost comically judgmental about celebrity culture and the gay lifestyle.

4,8 ⭐️

I read this because it came up in a conversation with one of my bffs - he was reading it to supplement episodes of the Ryan Murphy-produced 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace'. I don't lean toward books of this sort - in fact, I don't think I've read one like it since Capote's 'In Cold Blood' (whi Leggi tutto

2.5 stars I do not read much true crime at all, as a genre I find it more troubling and exploitative than useful or beneficial. I made an exception here because after watching the season of American Crime Story that follows these events it seemed that a lot was left out. The television show was very Leggi tutto

I found this book disappointing. I originally picked up this book because it was the material for the second season of "American Crime Story". However, I had 3 major problems with this book. Problem #1: The Title. I realize about halfway through that this title is not on the original book and I can se Leggi tutto

Kind of exhausting but everything you ever wanted to know is here…and lots of tangents as well… The sub rosa gay community comes off as wicked, sordid, and pretty evil…and the media fares little better, and there’s a fair bit of police incompetence and inter state competition that roadblocks the inve Leggi tutto

Many pages about a psychotic narcissist can be wearying, and Maureen Orth does a lot of pearl clutching about some fairly benign gay sex stuff. Only OK.