Zodiac
by Robert Graysmith · first published 1986
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Zodiac is a non-fiction book written by Robert Graysmith about the unsolved serial murders committed by the "Zodiac Killer" in San Francisco in the late 1960s and early '70s.
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When I had just moved to the Bay Area back in the mid 90's, I read Robert Graysmith's book on the Zodiac Killer — just looking for a paperback in the grocery store to read after I got off work. It was a spooky and uneasy read. It surprises me that the killer could outlive justice and die taking the secret…
on “Has the Zodiac killer mystery been solved again?” ↗Anything true crime keeps me up. Same with many genre's like you said, but for some reason true crime always hooks me. I read the Zodiac book by Robert Graysmith in less than two days over break in college. Could not put it down.
on “I program on the subway” ↗Robert Graysmith (and others?) suggested the Zodiac killer may have been in the Navy.
on “The solution of the Zodiac killer’s 340-character cipher” ↗Is anyone familiar with Robert Graysmith's books on the Zodiac Killer? The Fincher film "Zodiac" is based on Graysmith's research/obsession. I don't think the film mentions anyone named Poste at all. I'm wondering if he ever came across Graysmith's radar.
on “Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac Killer” ↗