I'll Be Gone in the Dark
A true crime account of the author's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 1980s. The book combines memoir with investigative journalism, detailing the case and its impact on the victims and the writer.
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Ranked #384 of 1942 · 360 pages · Published 2018
Mentioned 2× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 2 episodes, most recently on Sep 29, 2026.
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Book data: ISBN 9780062319784. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.