True Crime Book Club
"Last Call" by Elon Green
Monday, October 19
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Westlake Porter Public Library
Dover RoomIn New York of the 1980s and 1990s the Last Call Killer preyed on gay men. Due to nature of his victims, New York's already sky-high crime rate, and the AIDS crisis his crimes are almost forgotten.
We meet on the third Monday of every month. This will be a great way to discover new and classic True Crime writing.
In October we will read "Last Call" by Elon Green.
From Amazon.com
The gripping true story, told here for the first time, of the Last Call Killer and the gay community of New York City that he preyed upon.
The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song ever written, the crowd belts out the lyrics to their favorites, and a man standing nearby is drinking a Scotch and water. The man strikes the piano player as forgettable.
He looks bland and inconspicuous. Not at all what you think a serial killer looks like. But that’s what he is, and tonight, he has his sights set on a gray haired man. He will not be his first victim.
Nor will he be his last.
The Last Call Killer preyed upon gay men in New York in the ‘80s and ‘90s and had all the hallmarks of the most notorious serial killers. Yet because of the sexuality of his victims, the skyhigh murder rates, and the AIDS epidemic, his murders have been almost entirely forgotten.
This gripping true-crime narrative tells the story of the Last Call Killer and the decades-long chase to find him. And at the same time, it paints a portrait of his victims and a vibrant community navigating threat and resilience.
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books and Authors |
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