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2318297The Midnight Assassinhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-midnight-assassin-9781427261786/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3963502/a9dc0589-0229-446b-8240-5af2bb820bae.jpg?v=638386142373700000279387MXNMacmillan AudioInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>A sweeping narrative history of a terrifying serial killer--Americas first--who stalked Austin, Texas in 1885</strong></p><p>In the late 1800s, the city of Austin, Texas was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis. But beginning in December 1884, Austin was terrorized by someone equally as vicious and, in some ways, far more diabolical than Londons infamous Jack the Ripper. For almost exactly one year, the Midnight Assassin crisscrossed the entire city, striking on moonlit nights, using axes, knives, and long steel rods to rip apart women from every race and class. At the time the concept of a serial killer was unthinkable, but the murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens panic reached a fever pitch.</p><p>Before it was all over, at least a dozen men would be arrested in connection with the murders, and the crimes would expose what a newspaper described as "the most extensive and profound scandal ever known in Austin." And yes, when Jack the Ripper began his attacks in 1888, London police investigators did wonder if the killer from Austin had crossed the ocean to terrorize their own city.</p><p>With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, <em>Texas Monthly</em> journalist Skip Hollandsworth brings this terrifying saga to life.</p><p><strong>The introduction and epilogue are read by the author.</strong></p>...2254276The Midnight Assassin279387https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-midnight-assassin-9781427261786/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3963502/a9dc0589-0229-446b-8240-5af2bb820bae.jpg?v=638386142373700000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20169781427261786_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_<p><strong>A sweeping narrative history of a terrifying serial killer--Americas first--who stalked Austin, Texas in 1885</strong></p><p>In the late 1800s, the city of Austin, Texas was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis. But beginning in December 1884, Austin was terrorized by someone equally as vicious and, in some ways, far more diabolical than Londons infamous Jack the Ripper. For almost exactly one year, the Midnight Assassin crisscrossed the entire city, striking on moonlit nights, using axes, knives, and long steel rods to rip apart women from every race and class. At the time the concept of a serial killer was unthinkable, but the murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens panic reached a fever pitch.</p><p>Before it was all over, at least a dozen men would be arrested in connection with the murders, and the crimes would expose what a newspaper described as the most extensive and profound scandal ever known in Austin. And yes, when Jack the Ripper began his attacks in 1888, London police investigators did wonder if the killer from Austin had crossed the ocean to terrorize their own city.</p><p>With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, <em>Texas Monthly</em> journalist Skip Hollandsworth brings this terrifying saga to life.</p><p><strong>The introduction and epilogue are read by the author.</strong></p>(*_*)9781427261786_<p><strong>A sweeping narrative history of a terrifying serial killer--Americas first--who stalked Austin, Texas in 1885</strong></p><p>In the late 1800s, the city of Austin, Texas was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis. But beginning in December 1884, Austin was terrorized by someone equally as vicious and, in some ways, far more diabolical than Londons infamous Jack the Ripper. For almost exactly one year, the Midnight Assassin crisscrossed the entire city, striking on moonlit nights, using axes, knives, and long steel rods to rip apart women from every race and class. At the time the concept of a serial killer was unthinkable, but the murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens panic reached a fever pitch.</p><p>Before it was all over, at least a dozen men would be arrested in connection with the murders, and the crimes would expose what a newspaper described as "the most extensive and profound scandal ever known in Austin." And yes, when Jack the Ripper began his attacks in 1888, London police investigators did wonder if the killer from Austin had crossed the ocean to terrorize their own city.</p><p>With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, <em>Texas Monthly</em> journalist Skip Hollandsworth brings this terrifying saga to life.</p><p><strong>The introduction and epilogue are read by the author.</strong></p>...9781427261786_Macmillan Audioaudiolibro_4b316143-b3a4-3c61-9f94-30b5e6b94d7c_9781427261786;9781427261786_9781427261786Skip HollandsworthInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2016-04-05T00:00:00+00:00Macmillan Audio