Behold the Monster

Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

Jillian Lauren, Michael Connelly

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Robinson
19 September 2023

True crime; Crime & criminology

'Fearless and fierce ... transcends a crime story to be a story that threatens

social order' - Michael Connelly

'Bewitching . . . a tale

of horror that is also humane and self-aware' - Jennifer Egan

'[Lauren] writes in film-noir ... American prose, so you feel you're in the seamy backstreets in the Rust Belt' - Daily Mail, Book of the Week

'Wildly original... true crime fans will find this a unique and disturbing thrill ride' - Publishers Weekly

'Blending gruesome forensic details with tender domestic moments . . . a panoramic tale of America's worst serial killer' - Daily Telegraph

'Chilling' - the Sun

Jillian Lauren set out to research a serial killer for a novel. Instead, she put one at the centre of her life.

Months of exchanging letters with Samuel Little in prison landed her a face-to-face meeting - and the trust of a monster. In the hours of harrowing interviews that followed, Little confessed to the murders of ninety-three women, making him America's most proli fic serial killer. As the investigations escalated, the disturbing relationship took its toll on Lauren, both psychologically and legally - but she couldn't stop.

Conversations with a psychopath, intertwined with intensely personal experience and the stories of those killed told for the

first time, result in an unforgettable true crime account. Behold the Monster is a journey into a mind and murderer that shocked the world, but one that ultimately lifts the lives of the victims with such grace that we cannot look away.

By: Jillian Lauren
Foreword by: Michael Connelly
Imprint: Robinson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781472148001
ISBN 10: 1472148002
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 19 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jillian Lauren is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED and SOME GIRLS: MY LIFE IN A HAREM, as well as the novel PRETTY. She has an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University and her writing has appeared in THE PARIS REVIEW, THE NEW YORK TIMES, VANITY FAIR, ELLE, THE RUMPUS, THE DAILY BEAST and others. In addition to being a regular storyteller at The Moth and a Tedx speaker, her work has been widely anthologised including THE MOTH ANTHOLOGY and TRUE TALES OF LUST AND LOVE.

Reviews for Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

A bewitching blend of empathy and brio, deep imagination and cold curiosity ... a tale of horror that is also humane and self aware. A hard book to read, and even harder to put down -- Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad Jillian confronts America's most prolific serial killer. His revelations were gleaned due to Jillian's work with Little, law enforcements, the Texas Rangers and the FBI ... she got this murderer to confess' -- Joe Berlinger, Peabody and Emmy-winning true crime filmmaker Fearless and fierce ... a story that transcends a crime story to be a story that threatens social order -- Michael Connelly