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Previously published as In with the Devil, Black Bird is the basis for the Apple TV+ show. Featured on Dateline and CNN, Black Bird is the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free.James Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city''s elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole.Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall''s guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also get killed.A story that gained national notoriety, Black Bird is James Keene''s powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.

The basis for the Apple TV+ show Black Bird. In with the Devil presents the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free.Jimmy Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city''s elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole.Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall''s guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also get killed.A story that gained national notoriety, this is Keene''s powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.

True crime ei ole koskaan tuntunut näin kylmäävältä.

Peitetehtävä vankilassa: on päästävä sarjamurhaajan uskotuksi. Panoksena vapaus tai kuolema.

Entinen urheilusankari James Keene elää vauhdikasta elämää, kunnes joutuu vankilaan huumausainerikoksesta.

Tuomio on vasta alussa, kun hänelle tarjotaan mahdollisuutta vapautua ennenaikaisesti, jos hän onnistuu uhkarohkeassa peitetehtävässä oikeuspsykiatrisessa sairaalassa. Syyttäjän pitää varmistaa, ettei sarjamurhaaja Larry Hall pääse pois vankilasta tutkinnan aikana tehtyjen virheiden vuoksi.

Kuinka saada ihmispeto tunnustamaan julmat tekonsa ja paljastamaan kateissa olevan ruumiin sijainti? Jos todisteet eivät riitä, Hall pääsee vapaaksi ja Keene jää vangiksi.

James Keene on poliisin poika ja jalkapallosankari, josta tuli vanki. Hän on mukana useissa elokuva- ja kirjaprojekteissa kirjoittajana, tuottajana ja konsulttina. Hillel Levin on tutkiva journalisti, päätoimittaja ja kirjailija.

Kirjasta on tehty Black Bird -niminen tv-sarja, jonka pääosissa nähdään muun muassa Ray Liotta.