The Shadow of Death - Softcover

Ginsburg, Philip E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0515115479 ISBN 13: 9780515115475

Publisher: Jove, 1995

Synopsis

The author of Poisoned Blood recounts the disturbing, unsolved criminal investigation into a serial killer who has murdered at least six young women in the Connecticut River Valley region over the last ten years. Reprint.

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From Library Journal

At least six women have been stabbed to death in the Connecticut River Valley area of New Hampshire and Vermont since 1984. The similarities among the killings has led to speculation that they are the work of a single killer. This book describes each murder in great detail, vividly profiling the victims, chronicling the various police efforts to solve the crimes, and considering a number of possible suspects. (One is arrested and convicted of two murders but turns out not to be the serial killer.) The unifying figure in this discursive account is psychologist John Philpin, whose deepening involvement in the case and empathetic attempts to create a psychological profile of the killer ultimately threatens his emotional security. While the chapters provide a series of involving narratives (the account of the one survivor is riveting), the fact that the case remains unsolved gives this book an unfocused and unfinished feel. In the end, The Shadow of Death is nothing more than a series of unanswered questions. For larger true crime collections. --Ben Harrison, East Orange P.L., N.J.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly

In the mid-1980s, six women were brutally stabbed to death by a serial murderer, still not caught, who roamed the Connecticut River valley bordering New Hampshire and Vermont. In this chronicle of the crimes and the FBI investigations, Ginsburg ( Poisoned Blood ) reports that several other murdered women may have been victimized by the same person. He also describes the experiences of a young woman who survived a violent assault, likely by the same killer. Focusing on the skills, tactics and personalities of the police and psychologists sifting through case evidence and leads, Ginsburg writes with keen appreciation of the region's backroads, rest stops, landscape and pace of life. He insightfully details the thorough investigation of several suspects who were eventually cleared of suspicion. Photos not seen by PW. True Crime Book Club selection.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jove
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0515115479
• ISBN 13: 9780515115475
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1