Robert Graysmith - Zodiac

Pros: great detail, Zodiac's letters printed for first time

Cons: This man could still be out there.....

Review: What scares you? Snakes maybe? A fear of flying or of heights? Perhaps you are scared of the dark? What gives you nightmares at night? Horror movies or a scary story that you might have read prior to going to bed? Do they make the hair on the...

Pros: Extremely scary because it's a true life case. It will give you chills.

Cons: Graysmith's writing style seems more bent on scaring you than providing wholly accurate facts.

The Bottom Line: Interesting, intriguing, intellegent. Read this book and be scared.

Review: I first read this book back in 1997 in England, and the only copy I could find was a library one. Still, I read it, and subsequently bought it from Amazon.com. I can't remember how I first got interested in the Zodiac Killer case, but I found the book...

Pros: Dramatic, yet detailed and factual; a suspect is named but a case can never be made; the circumstancial evidence adds up! Photos terrifying!!!

Cons: Just the disappointment that Zodiac was not caught.

Review: 'Zodiac' by Robert Graystone is one of the most frightening true crime books that I have ever read. The other was 'Helter Skelter' by Vincient Bugliosi and I plan to write more on that one later! I will always remember the circumstances leading up to my...

Pros: Overall a great read

Cons: Author puts a little too much of his opinion in as fact

Review: The best thing I can say about this book is I have read it at least 5 times. Written by someone who worked at a newspaper in the area, it is such a griping recollection of the events around the San Francisco bay area from 1966 to 1978 that I go back and...