Gerold Frank – författare

The New York Times–bestselling account of the serial killer’s rampage and the ensuing manhunt. Now a Hulu true crime thriller starring Keira Knightley. On June 14, 1962, twenty-five-year-old Juris Slesers arrived at his mother’s apartment to drive her to church. But there was no answer at the door. When he pushed his way inside, Juris found Anna Slesers dead on the kitchen floor, the cord of her housecoat knotted tightly around her neck.   Over the next two years, twelve more bodies were discovered in and around Boston: all women, all sexually assaulted, and all strangled. None of the victims exhibited any signs of struggle, nothing was stolen from their homes, and there were no signs of forcible entry. The police could find no discernable motive or clues. Who was this madman? How was he entering women’s homes? And what insanity was driving him?   Drawn from hundreds of hours of personal interviews, as well as police, medical, and court documentation, this is a grisly, horrifying, and meticulously researched account of Albert DeSalvo—an American serial killer on par with Jack the Ripper.

The tumultuous life story of Judy Garland, based on more than two hundred interviews and authorized access to her private papers, by the New York Times–bestselling biographer.Gerold Frank met with legendary singer and actress Judy Garland to collaborate on her autobiography—but he completed the project alone after her fatal overdose in 1969. Drawn from more than two hundred interviews and full access to her personal records and pictures, Frank delves into the superstar''s troubled life, assisted by the cooperation of her family, her doctors, and her friends in Hollywood.Still vivid in our memory thanks to films like The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St. Louis, and A Star Is Born, Judy Garland was an incomparable figure whose outsized talent made her an American icon—and her life story, an American tragedy."[A] messy and insatiably involving story. . . . Somehow beyond all the mythology of how a star was born and a cult created, Judy''s consuming presence remains—the insecure charm, the mischievous humor, the guts—all programmed on self-destruct." —Kirkus Reviews"When [Frank] digs into the roots of her behavior, he makes more sense than anybody else I have read. He is the perfect Dante for this trip into the underworld, the biographer Judy Garland deserves." —The New York TimesIncludes photographs

New York Times–Bestselling Author: "Frank''s reconstruction of Dr. [Martin Luther] King''s murder and its aftermath is remarkably convincing." —The New York TimesWritten by two-time Edgar Award winner Gerold Frank, An American Death examines the infamous 1968 assassination of the legendary civil rights leader in Memphis, Tennessee, in vivid, extensive detail. Frank casts a light on historical truth and builds a coherent narrative of events amid the chaos and conspiracy theories that surround Dr. King''s murder. The author recounts the details of April 4, and delves into the shocking events leading up to the fateful day, including James Earl Ray''s background and escape from prison, and the manhunt and quest for justice that followed the killing, in this riveting account of a crime that shook a nation."Provide[s] insight into James Earl Ray and the rather squalid world from which he emerged . . . persuasively argued." —Worldview"Frank''s picture of Ray . . . is remarkable." —TimeIncludes photographs