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Renner, James, 1978-
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Renner, James, 1978-
Murray, Maura, 1982-
Journalists -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
Missing women -- New Hampshire -- Case studies.
Missing persons -- New Hampshire -- Case studies.
Criminal investigation -- New Hampshire -- Case studies.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- New Hampshire.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Novelists, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Renner, James, 1978-
Renner, James, 1978-
Murray, Maura, 1982-
Journalists -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
Missing women -- New Hampshire -- Case studies.
Missing persons -- New Hampshire -- Case studies.
Criminal investigation -- New Hampshire -- Case studies.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- New Hampshire.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Novelists, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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True crime addict : how I lost myself in the mysterious disappearance of Maura Murray /
James
Renner
.
by
Renner
,
James
,
1978-
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, [2016]
Call #:
363.2336 R414t
Subjects
Renner
,
James
,
1978-
Murray, Maura, 1982-
Journalists -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
Missing women -- New Hampshire -- Case studies.
Missing persons -- New Hampshire -- Case studies.
Criminal investigation -- New Hampshire -- Case studies.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- New Hampshire.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Novelists, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250089014 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xi, 280 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
The girl with the dragon tattoo -- Paramour -- Full disclosure -- All-American girl -- Past is prologue -- The gatekeeper -- Forget the past -- Last shift at Melville -- The zoo -- Hacking the universe -- Never take rides from strangers -- The runner -- Private eyes -- What really happened at West Point -- Cracks in the façade -- The clique -- Molly, Holly, and Bri -- Murray v. State of New Hampshire -- My Baker Street irregulars -- The Chief's demons -- What the TV guy told me -- Aunt Janis -- Baby brother -- How an abduction happens -- A lucky break -- Maura's lovers -- BFF -- Consider the red herring -- The Londonderry ping -- The man with the knife -- 22 Walker -- Between the lines -- Pretrit Vasi -- The shadow of death returns -- Motive -- 112dirtbag -- Mr. 1974 -- Family -- Bad rabbit -- An overdue visit -- Outliers -- More trouble in St. Albans -- The zaps -- Silver linings -- Confrontations -- "Drunk and naked" -- Graves -- Borderland -- I saw your think -- Eucatastrophe -- Contempt -- Hard time -- Beagle strikes back -- The fool -- Everybody lies -- Billy, don't lose my number -- Closure is for doors -- Failed tests -- How to disappear -- Oh, Canada! -- Poker face -- The bitter and the sweet.
Summary:
"When an eleven year old
James
Renner
fell in love with Amy Mihaljevic, the missing girl seen on posters all over his neighborhood, it was the beginning of a lifelong obsession with true crime. That obsession leads him to a successful career as an investigative journalist. It also gave him PTSD. In 2011, he began researching the strange disappearance of Maura Murray, a University of Massachusetts nursing student who went missing after wrecking her car in rural New Hampshire in 2004. He uncovers shocking new clues about what may have happened to Maura, but also finds himself in increasingly dangerous situations with little regard for his own well-being. As his quest to find Maura deepens, the case starts taking a toll on his personal life, which begins to spiral out of control. An absorbing dual investigation of the complicated story of the All-American girl who went missing and
James
's own equally complicated true crime addiction. A fascinating look at a case that has eluded authorities and one man's obsessive quest for the answers.
James
Renner
is the author of The Serial Killer's Apprentice and several other works of nonfiction. His method of using social media to solve cold cases was the subject of a CNN profile in 2015. He has also written two novels, The Man from Primrose Lane and The Great Forgetting."--Provided by publisher.
Genre:
True crime.
Memoirs.
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Cole Harbour Public Library
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