Keppel draws the reader into both of these investigations in an excellent fashion, as his writing abilities more than equal his detective skills. You will feel as though you are ploughing through the underbrush beside the volunteers in Issaquah and Taylor Mountain, searching for the remains of Bundy's innocent victims. You will feel his frustration at not being able to bring the Green River Killer to justice, and finally, you will sit beside him as he hears the final confessions of Ted Bundy, who revealed to Keppel the horrible truth about his sadistic perversions in the hope of winning a stay of execution, in the process exploiting his victims and their families once again.

I can't recommend this book enough. We all criticise homicide detectives for not being able to solve all the appalling murders that are thrown their way, and here, Keppel describes the sheer persistance and hard work that these investigators put into their jobs, and how they receive very little in the way of rewards or credit as a result. The details of the Bundy and Green River investigations show Keppel as a fine, sympathetic human being - he seems torn between a detective's need for answers and the true revulsion he feels when he finally obtains them, especially when he is hearing, at long last and after so many years, Ted Bundy's descriptions of how he committed some of his numerous murders. You will wish that there were more hours in the day to read this book, and undoubtedly, you will read it during the day with all the doors and windows locked and the lights switched on!