{"product_id":"behold-the-monster","title":"Behold the Monster","description":"'Fearless and fierce ... transcends a crime story to be a story that threatens social order' - Michael Connelly  'Bewitching . . . a tale of horror that is also humane and self-aware' - Jennifer Egan  '[Lauren] writes in film-noir ... American prose, so you feel you're in the seamy backstreets in the Rust Belt' - Daily Mail, Book of the Week  'Wildly original... true crime fans will find this a unique and disturbing thrill ride' - Publishers Weekly  'Blending gruesome forensic details with tender domestic moments . . . a panoramic tale of America's worst serial killer' - Daily Telegraph  'Chilling' - the Sun  Jillian Lauren set out to research a serial killer for a novel. Instead, she put one at the centre of her life.  Months of exchanging letters with Samuel Little in prison landed her a face-to-face meeting - and the trust of a monster. In the hours of harrowing interviews that followed, Little confessed to the murders of ninety-three women, making him America's most prolific serial killer. As the investigations escalated, the disturbing relationship took its toll on Lauren, both psychologically and legally - but she couldn't stop.  Conversations with a psychopath, intertwined with intensely personal experience and the stories of those killed told for the first time, result in an unforgettable true crime account. Behold the Monster is a journey into a mind and murderer that shocked the world, but one that ultimately lifts the lives of the victims with such grace that we cannot look away.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40812661407829,"sku":"9781472148001N","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/54dba2de-6b9c-4f2e-b18e-0da5c09a586e.jpg?v=1712744982","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/behold-the-monster","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}