In this freewheeling braided memoir/true crime/environmental expose Pulitzer Prize winner Fraser builds a damning case, harsh detail by harsh detail, that the 70’s & 80’s serial killer zenith (think Ted Bundy, Green River Killer, Night Stalker) was, in part, caused by environmental pollution which poisoned millions but warped some young men into infamy. Not for the faint of heart, this book scares and infuriates in equal measure.
Murderland by Caroline Fraser, (List Price: $32, Penguin Press, 9780593657225, June 2025)
Reviewed by Sam Miller, Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville, Kentucky