{"product_id":"bzsla-kiss-sezan-macdiarmada-9798267508032","title":"Béla Kiss: The Vampire of Cinkota","description":"\u003cb\u003eBéla Kiss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Vampire of Cinkota\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 1916, Hungarian Detective Inspector László Kovács discovered one of history's most horrific crime scenes: twenty-four women preserved in chemical baths by serial killer Béla Kiss, who had operated a \"lonely hearts\" scam for fourteen years. Kiss had lured vulnerable women through romantic correspondence, murdered them for their savings, and preserved their bodies with scientific precision in his workshop in Cinkota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen authorities closed in, Kiss escaped from a military hospital by switching identities with a dying soldier, beginning a decades-long international manhunt. Kovács pursued him across Europe and eventually to America, where Kiss continued killing under various aliases, ultimately claiming eighty-seven victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe investigation consumed Kovács's life, destroying his marriage and health as he became obsessed with catching the monster who had perfected the art of hiding evil behind respectability. After twenty-six years, Kovács finally confronted the dying Kiss in a New York hospital in 1942, where the killer provided a full confession before his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis haunting narrative explores the psychological toll of hunting evil, the sophistication of criminal deception, and the price of justice. Based on the true case of Béla Kiss, it reveals how one man's pursuit of a killer became a meditation on obsession, sacrifice, and the eternal struggle between darkness and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seán Macdiarmada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798267508032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Seán Macdiarmada","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48137223307519,"sku":"9798267508032","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c516e48f-2e90-471e-8849-f973d9344a22.jpg?v=1770167389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bzsla-kiss-sezan-macdiarmada-9798267508032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}