Shelf Indulgence Book Club

About the book: A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer—the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade—from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case. "You’ll be silent forever, and I’ll be gone in the dark." For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. At the time of the crimes, t...

   Every Friday we are going to highlight one of our book club members, their 5 favorite books, and why these meant something to them. This will allow you to get to know us, what we've read, and what stuck with us. And if you're lucky, It just may give you some recommendations to look into and check out...  Our next member's Five Favorites in no particular order is from Gretchen G. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. I  felt like it was written for me. If you have ever taken a Myers-Briggs test and had the feeling while reading the results through misty eyes that nobody gets you quite like Myers-Briggs then you know what I am talking about. (Seriously, everyone should take a Myers-Briggs test.    The results are a true discovery of ones self).    I read this many years ago so I don’t remember all of the particulars of Jeanette’s extraordinary childhood, but I remember that she grew up with a poverty stricken dysfunctional family.    I m...