{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-vanishing-mark-bowden-9780802128447","title":"The Case of the Vanishing Blonde: And Other True Crime Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Mark Bowden, a \"master of narrative journalism\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), comes a true-crime collection both deeply chilling and impossible to put down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix captivating true-crime stories, spanning Mark Bowden's long and illustrious career, cover a variety of crimes complicated by extraordinary circumstances. Winner of a lifetime achievement award from International Thriller Writers, Bowden revisits in \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Vanishing Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e some of his most riveting stories and examines the effects of modern technology on the journalistic process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a story of a campus rape at the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 that unleashed a moral debate over the nature of consent when drinking and drugs are involved to three cold cases featuring the inimitable Long Island private detective Ken Brennan and a startling investigation that reveals a murderer within the LAPD's ranks, shielded for twenty six years by officers keen to protect one of their own, these stories are the work of a masterful narrative journalist at work. Gripping true crime from a writer the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"an old pro.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Bowden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802128440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802128447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2020 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/25\/2020","brand":"Mark Bowden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994487980287,"sku":"9780802128447","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb05f01f-ce06-4f8d-9483-89dcbc40359a.jpg?v=1683330446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-case-of-the-vanishing-mark-bowden-9780802128447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}