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American Predator

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

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American Predator

By: Maureen Callahan
Narrated by: Amy Landon
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An Amazon “Best Book of 2019”
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“Maureen Callahan’s deft reporting and stylish writing have created one of the all-time-great serial-killer books: sensitive, chilling, and completely impossible to put down.” —Ada Calhoun, author of St. Marks Is Dead

Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. The names of notorious serial killers are usually well-known; they echo in the news and in public consciousness. But most people have never heard of Israel Keyes, one of the most ambitious and terrifying serial killers in modern history. The FBI considered his behavior unprecedented. Described by a prosecutor as "a force of pure evil," Keyes was a predator who struck all over the United States. He buried "kill kits"--cash, weapons, and body-disposal tools--in remote locations across the country. Over the course of fourteen years, Keyes would fly to a city, rent a car, and drive thousands of miles in order to use his kits. He would break into a stranger's house, abduct his victims in broad daylight, and kill and dispose of them in mere hours. And then he would return home to Alaska, resuming life as a quiet, reliable construction worker devoted to his only daughter.

When journalist Maureen Callahan first heard about Israel Keyes in 2012, she was captivated by how a killer of this magnitude could go undetected by law enforcement for over a decade. And so began a project that consumed her for the next several years--uncovering the true story behind how the FBI ultimately caught Israel Keyes, and trying to understand what it means for a killer like Keyes to exist. A killer who left a path of monstrous, randomly committed crimes in his wake--many of which remain unsolved to this day.

American Predator is the ambitious culmination of years of interviews with key figures in law enforcement and in Keyes's life, and research uncovered from classified FBI files. Callahan takes us on a journey into the chilling, nightmarish mind of a relentless killer, and to the limitations of traditional law enforcement. Murder True Crime Crime Exciting Scary Serial Killers True Crime
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The only annoying the was her voice but you sort of get use to it after the first few parts, very well described storyline.

Really interesting story

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Its a good book, might have you checking locks more than usual though.
The narration has a female doing male voices which is jarring with a dumb husband tone to it.
The author makes some fairly strong judgements that felt harsh and without nuance.
The story is well plain evil and its unrelenting but its interesting in a technical sense. I get the feeling there is very much more to know but doubt we ever will.

legit true crime but just horrific

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what a scary guy....if only he had been handled better after they caught him.... many more bodies out there, that's for sure

interesting

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The narrator sounds like a robot. I enjoyed the book but found it hard to listen too

Loved the story

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The way the narrator changed her voice when talking as a man was so off pudding

I wasn’t ready for it to stop!

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I found this book while perusing Audible looking for my next non-fiction read. This jumped out to me as I do enjoy true crime as a genre. I can honestly say that I had never heard of Israel Keyes before reading/listening to this book. I can't believe that I had never heard of this serial killer.

The title of the book says that Israel Keyes was the "most meticulous serial killer of the 21st century", but was he really or did he just have a streak of luck? To be meticulous you are "showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise", and while this in some ways sounds like Israel Keyes, I think it also fails to consider the fact that Keyes was a sporadic killer who killed at random and when he felt the desire. When you think about why Keyes got caught, you have to think, is that really the behaviour of a meticulous person?

I think this book is well research and informative. I like the structure of the novel- how part 1 focused on the disappear of Samantha Koenig and the subsequent parts focus on the apprehension and investigation into Keyes. I like how the reader really gets you invested into the characters involved in Samantha's life, so that when you finally read about her body being discovered your heart breaks.

I enjoyed the narration

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Interesting story kept me bingeing on listening.Narrator could have been improved but overall if your a true crime fan this story is up there in the top ten of Great True crime Audible

Great Listen

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Interesting story, investigation laid out well, and narrator gives great performance. Book truncates, however, at the death of the subject, and .. we're done? Don't expect massive amount of closure.

Deep dive that stops short

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Narration was fantastic
Story is well written and informative
Very scary guy Israel Keyes. Cheers

Great

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fantastic! you will be engrossed in this deranged story. very well written and narratied. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

download it true crime fans

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