• The Last Victim

  • A True-Life Journey into the Mind of a Serial Killer
  • By: Jason Moss, Jeffrey Kottler
  • Narrated by: Thomas Fawley
  • Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (551 ratings)

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The Last Victim

By: Jason Moss, Jeffrey Kottler
Narrated by: Thomas Fawley
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Publisher's summary

Dear Mr. Manson....

It started with a college course assignment, then escalated into a dangerous obsession. Eighteen-year-old honor student Jason Moss wrote to men whose body counts had made criminal history: men named Dahmer, Manson, Ramirez, and Gacy.

Dear Mr. Dahmer....

Posing as their ideal victim, Jason seduced them with his words. One by one they wrote him back, showering him with their madness and violent fantasies. Then the game spun out of control. John Wayne Gacy revealed all to Jason - and invited his pen pal to visit him in prison....

Dear Mr. Gacy....

It was an offer Jason couldn't turn down. Even if it made him....

The book that has riveted the attention of the national media, this may be the most revealing look at serial killers ever recorded and the most illuminating study of the dark places of the human mind ever attempted.

©1999 Jason Moss and Jeffrey Kottler (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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Very Disturbing

Let me just start by saying WOW!!! I absolutely love true crime and this book really disturbed me. It was actually recommended on a true crime podcast. I thought I would give it a try. I can’t even listen to it for long periods just little chunks at a time. When he starts involving the brother and calling the house!!! More importantly why did someone not stop him. I have not even finished reading it yet and needed to leave a review. I don’t understand how the prison system allows this kind of communication. Don’t they listen to calls etc.. how was he able to do this? I am not sure I can finish the book. It’s graphic.

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Great story, awful narration

If you like crazy nonfiction serial killer books, then this would be right up your alley. It’s pretty dark, but I couldn’t stop listening. Unfortunately it was almost ruined by the narrator. They really should get someone to redo it.

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What did you love best about The Last Victim?

It was an a creepy, scary and exciting glimpse into the mind of serial killers.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Thomas Fawley?

I don't know, but I did not enjoy his narration. Found his voice very irritating. I almost quit listening, but persisted because of the story.

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Good book.

The book was good. I liked the reader, there was some repetition though where I feel like they could have put more details.

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Awful

This was an interesting story but the narration was creepy, slow and agitating. How he wasnt fired immediately confounds me. If i hadnt paid for it i wouldnt have listened to it.

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Not for the insomniac!

Very detailed and interesting yet, disturbing. I’m a pretty seasoned true crime reader and this book got to me. It’s the nitty gritty of what really happens when we seek out our morbid curiosity. Not for the faint or easily rattled. Horrible narration. Listen for the content only and definitely at 2X speed or you’ll go nuts!

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Thought Provoking - Scary

I loved this book. I am a True Crime fan and I was intrigued as to how real the author made the serial killer in this story. It gave me goose bumps a few times because of the tension that was built up. Couldn't put it down. One of those books you cant wait to get to the end, and then you are sad because it ended
#thriller # dontgointhere #serialkillers #parentsnightmare #supercreepy #falsepretenses #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

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Disappointing

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. Sadly, it just seemed very amateur and I couldn't get into it. I loved the anticipation...the story is right up my favorites alley. But it seemed like a high school kid was writing and reading. Boring.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Different narrator.?

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Disturbing

I found the book disturbing. Seems incredible that an 18 year old was allowed to correspond with killers in such a graphic nature. I believe it ultimately cost the Author his life

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Great Book- Awful Narrator

The story is amazing, however the narrator changes voices for each character (especially John Wayne Gacy) and it’s just awful. It was hard to finish the book listening to this narrator.

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