The Green River murders were headline news throughout the 1980s. By the time the perpetrator was sentenced in 2003, at least 48 young women had met an untimely death at his hands.
What started as as string of local killings in Seattle became a national nightmare before it was over. In homes all across America, television news programs and newspapers large and small carried feature stories about the ever-growing list of victims.
Now imagine that during this time, someone you love--your baby sister, a beautiful young woman of 19--suddenly goes missing. The police are at best unhelpful, and at worst, seemingly uninterested in what's happened to her.
And then comes word you hoped you'd never receive: your youngest sister's remains have been found. She is yet another victim of the Green River killer.
With amazing candor, Arleen Williams tells the story of her family's journey, before and after the Green River killer murdered her sister Maureen and left her body in a stretch of wilderness off the west side of Highway 18. As insightful as it is heart wrenching, The Thirty-Ninth Victim gives you a window into the family dynamics that contributed to this life-altering tragedy.
This is a memoir unlike any other. The author set out to tell Maureen's story, but in doing so, she tells bits and pieces of every family's story. You cannot read this profoundly personal and cataclysmic tale and come away unchanged, nor will you ever view your own family in quite the same way.
You will applaud Ms. Williams's courage in sharing this
recounting of her family's trauma through one of the most atrocious streaks of
serial killings in American history. And like the family, you will never forget
The Thirty-Ninth Victim.
Published by
Blue Feather Books, Ltd.
ISBN 978-0-9794120-4-2
Available at:
Blue
Feather Books
Amazon Books
Contact arleen at:
aw@arleenwilliams.com
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Issaquah Library
“Meet the Author”
10 West Sunset Way
Issaquah, WA 98027
(425) 392-5430
Tues., September 30, 2008
7:00 p.m.
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Village Books
1200 11th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
www.villagebooks.com
Thurs., September 4, 2008
7:00 p.m.
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Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way N.E.
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
www.thirdplacebooks.com
Wed., August 13, 2008
7:00 p.m.
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Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference
Autograph Party
Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center
17620 International Blvd
Seattle, WA 98188
Fri., July 18, 2008
8:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Open to Public
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Book Club
by invitation
Tues., June 24, 2008
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KOMO 4 TV
Northwest Afternoon
Mon., June 16, 2008
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
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Wine Tasting and Reading
South Seattle Community College
Courtyard of Cascade Court
6000 16th Avenue S.W.
Seattle, WA 98106
Fri., June 6, 2008
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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KING 5 TV
Morning News
airing on KONG 6/16
Fri., June 6, 2008
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
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Book Launch and Reading
Louisa’s Café
2379 Eastlake Avenue E.
Seattle, WA 98102
Sat., May 17, 2008
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
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Contact arleen at:
aw@arleenwilliams.com