I'll Be Gone in the Dark

I grew up in Northern California at the tail end of the GSK's initial spree, and the way in which Michelle McNamara was able to evoke the Bay Area of my childhood was remarkable. It felt like I was sitting in the backyard of my childhood home. My Mom grew up in an Eichler and the landscape McNamara described was both eerie and comforting. She manages to write about a horrific series of crimes with an unflinching yet compassionate eye so that the macabre is never indulged but the terror isn't lost. It is a true tragedy she passed away before she was able to see her efforts pay off - but what a legacy this book leaves in her memory.