{"product_id":"the-midnight-assassin-the-hunt-for-americas-first-serial-killer-9781250118493","title":"The Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America's First Serial Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Texas Institute of Letters's Carr P. Collins Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn nineteenth-century Austin, Texas, a ruthless murderer terrorized the city in what would soon become a story more shocking than any fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late 1800s, just as Austin was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis, a series of brutal murders rocked the burgeoning city and shook it to its core. At the time, the concept of a serial killer was unknown and unimaginable, but the murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens' panic reached a fever pitch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than a decade, \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Skip Hollandsworth has researched this gripping tale of murder and madness that plays out like a well-crafted whodunit. With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Hollandsworth's \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America's First Serial Killer\u003c\/i\u003e brings this terrifying saga to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1103202\"\u003eSkip Hollandsworth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250118493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250118492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU002010\"\u003eMurder | Serial Killers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036130\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036040\"\u003eUnited States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSkip Hollandsworth\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist, screenwriter, and executive editor of \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. His work was included in the 2006 edition of \u003ci\u003eBest American Crime Writing \u003c\/i\u003eand he has won a National Magazine Award for feature writing. Hollandsworth co-wrote the acclaimed screenplay \"Bernie\" with director Richard Linklater. He lives in Texas with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48934595920109,"sku":"9781250118493","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_4ff017b8-4ff0-4c27-acd6-a9a4cf9de0c2.jpg?v=1761664144","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-midnight-assassin-the-hunt-for-americas-first-serial-killer-9781250118493","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}