Monster

By: Steve Jackson

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

On a snowy winter evening in 1982, 21-year-old Mary Brown accepted a ride from a handsome stranger in the resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado. The trip ended with her brutally beaten and raped. Mary survived, but her predator's violence had only just begun.

After 10 years in prison, Tom Luther was released a far more vicious criminal. Soon, from the Rockies to West Virginia, like Ted Bundy, Luther enticed a chain of women into his murderous trap. In this gripping new edition of a true crime masterpiece, acclaimed author Steve Jackson recounts the intriguing pursuit and long awaited conviction of a charismatic, monstrous psychopath - one who remains a suspect in three other crimes, and has never given up hope of escape.

©2013 Steve Jackson (P)2020 WildBlue Press

Critic reviews

"One of the best books short of the famous Ann Rule works." (True Crime Book Reviews)

"Steve Jackson is a born storyteller. He makes you sweat...and turn the page." (Ron Franscell, author of The Darkest Night)

AWESOME writing and narration!

Loved it! Gregg Olsen did a fantastic job with this work, and Kevin Pierce narrated the story superbly!!!

Powerful and chilling

This first book by Steve Jackson is a haunting, in-depth history of a foul serial killer, his crimes, and the relentless homicide detective who pursues him for years of his life. Outstanding true crime.

Great story, but some issues with the era

I overall really enjoyed this book, the story is told well and it’s intriguing. My only qualms are with the language that was typical of the late 90s when this was actually published. It was written in a time when victim blaming was fine if they engaged in “high risk behaviors” or hung around the “wrong crowd”. I know this narrative would be written differently today, so I do not hold this against the author, it’s simply a sign of the times and I’m reminded of how happy I am that views have shifted since that time regarding victimization.

repetitive

at the end Steve says this is his first book so I cut him some slack and gave him 4 stars. it is so repetitive. sometimes I would just tune it out. the flow isn't very good. it's like it was disorganized or something. or maybe it seems that way because there are so many lying witnesses...

I listened to no stone unturned and it was much better.

but if you are looking for detailed info on the case, well you'll definitely are in the right place

Chilly

This book was amazing from beginning to end it always left you on the edge of your seat!

The narrator is so amazing! Kevin Pierce has the perfect Voice for True Crime. I actually got this book because he is the narrator.

This is a Must Read!