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At the tender age of ten, Colton Harris-Moore was already committing his first light crimes, breaking into homes in his island community and foraging for food. Born into rural poverty to an alcoholic and abusive mother, Colt's escapades quickly escalated in severity, and by the time he was caught for the last time, he had led the FBI, local law enforcement, and a host of militia men on a wild goose chase across North America that ended in the Bahamas. Friel's local insight (he resides on Orcas Island, the scene for a multitude of Colt's crimes) and dedication to telling Colt's story without judging make for a stunningly intimate portrait of a survivor. I cried when I read about the 'keepsakes' Colt kept in a ziplock bag and carried with him until his final arrest. A meticulously researched biography that will astound and surprise you - whether you are familiar with Colton Harris-Moore's story or not. If you are a native of the Pacific Northwest like mysel...

If you were born in the 70s and grew up in the Pacific Northwest, you know about the Green River Killer . Gary Ridgway murdered dozens of women in the Puget Sound region, dumping most of their bodies near or in the Green River. He wasn't captured for twenty years; detective Tom Jensen spent most of his career dedicated to the case. When Ridgway was finally hauled in after a breakthrough in DNA testing, Jensen spent 180 days interviewing the suspect, locating undiscovered bodies and eventually making a plea bargain with the killer, who received a life sentence without possibility of parole. Jeff Jensen, the son of detective Ton Jensen, tells the story of his father's lifelong dedication to providing closure for the survivors of Ridgway's victims without turning the grisly details of the killings into a sideshow. This isn't Gary Ridgway's story, it is Detective Jensen's. Jonathan Case's art is flawless and on par with the work of Adrian Tomine and Craig Thomps...