American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

Interesting read but perhaps, other books on the same topics will give just as detailed of a pictures of this true crime situation.

El ibro está impreso en Francia por Amazon, NO por PENGUIN RAMDOM HOUSE. Los márgenes del texto de todas las páginas del libro están fuera de los bordes. Es el segundo libro impreso por Amazon que me ocurre lo mismo, el primero me lo quede, este lo devuelvo. Etoy completamente insatisfecho. Una perdida de tiempo.

I couldn't put it down. Great writing style and well-researched.

I’m really interested in Israel Keyes and his crimes. I’m shocked that a lot of people never heard his name before. It’s not really much known about him and he’s also not much talked of. Even though he’s as scary as a Ted Bundy which was his favourite serial killer btw. As the title already says he was very meticulous and lived a double life for decades. I saw a lot of videos made about him and his crimes (especially the Samantha Koenig case) so I knew quite a bit about him and his crimes but as a true crime fan I was super excited about this book. I needed to have it. It’s very sad that he ended his life because there are many more unidentified and unknown victims and crimes that he never talked about. A very fascinating, dark and terrifying individual. Still so many unanswered questions. I can definitely recommend this book.

It is probably a sign of one's own sanity when one can not fathom what makes people/monsters like Israel Keyes. A serial killer who finds pleasure in inflicting pain and ultimately killing their victims is beyond most people's comprehension. This book tries to discover how someone like Keyes comes to be. The abrupt ending leaves the reader frustrated, not by the author, but by the events described. The USA seems to breed these men effortlessly. No one will ever know how many innocents became Keyes' victims. That alone is heartbreaking when one thinks of the families, forever locked in a limbo of not knowing where their loved ones are.

A fascinating insight into what is known about killer Israel Keyes, following the course of his arrest for one particular case...then the unfolding disbelief as investigators realise this man is like no other... It is chilling and matter of fact all at the same time.. I was fascinated and horrified in equal measure. Maureen Callahan writes so well, offering transcripts, descriptive setting and a real sense of the people involved. What I came away with was the feeling that as a serial killer, Israel Keyes was the closest real life example to the intelligent killers of movies and novels...he was one scary scary guy and all you can really do after finishing this book is thank whatever you believe in that they caught him. What I took away from it is a sense of melancholy for the unfounded and unknown victims. They are out there and one must hope that all those involved in trying to unravel this web will successfully get closure for as many families as possible.