I'll Be Gone in the Dark
One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
by Michelle McNamara
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Crime, True Crime, and Mystery & Crime.
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Crime, True Crime, and Mystery & Crime.
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Mara Wilson
“I?ll Be Gone is the Dark is as good as everyone said. Loved the book, too, so wellwritten. | I’ll Be Gone is the Dark is as good as everyone said. Loved the book, too, so wellwritten.”
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