By Michelle McNamara

2018

Michelle McNamara’s riveting New York Times bestseller was a true crime sensation in 2018. It chronicles her determined search for the truth in what was then the unsolved Golden State Killer case. Sadly, McNamara passed away before the book's publication. Two months after the its release, however, California authorities announced the arrest of 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo. Based on DNA evidence, it's strongly believed that he is the Golden State Killer.