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True Crime Book Club

January 5, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Free
View Venue Website, 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR 97030 + Google Map

The True Crime Book Club is led by the true crime aficionado Rachel Newton Cumley. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our mystery and thriller loving customers (RSVP is not required). Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers.

Join us for the January meeting of the True Crime Book Club.

This month’s pick is American Predator by Maureen Callahan.

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.

Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club. Email us to order it or come in!

Venue

Books Around the Corner
40 NW 2nd Street
Gresham, OR 97030
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Phone
503-489-8804
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Books Around the Corner
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