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In Light of All Darkness
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Paced like a thriller and full of insider information, this book embeds readers in one of the most famous true-crime stories of our generation—the kidnapping of Polly Klaas.
On October 1, 1993, a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in Petaluma, California, during a sleepover with two friends, while her mother slept soundly in the room next door. This rarest of all kidnappings—a stranger abduction from the home—triggered one of the largest manhunts in FBI history.New York Times bestselling author Kim Cross has written the first comprehensive account of what happened on that fateful night in October, as well as how the case forever transformed the Bureau’s approach to solving crimes. With unprecedented access to case files, crime scene photos, a videotaped murder confession, and inside sources, In Light of All Darkness follows the investigators who pieced together the evidence that led to the arrest and conviction of the kidnapper—and made the victim a household name and a girl who will never be forgotten.
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“The story of Polly Klaas has never left me. Since 1993, it’s lived somewhere in the pit of my gut—one of those cases that defines a generation’s loss of innocence. Reading this was like reopening an old scar, but Kim Cross does it with such care, depth, and emotional integrity that I felt like I owed it to Polly—and every child failed by the system—to bear witness.
This isn’t just a retelling of a crime. It’s a searing look at the heartbreak of what shouldn’t have happened, the lapses that allowed it to, and the ripple effects that still echo. Every parent’s worst nightmare is laid bare, but so is the determination of those who fought like hell to find her.
Hard to read? Absolutely. But harder still is to forget.”
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About Kim Cross
Kim Cross is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and historian known for meticulously reported narrative nonfiction. Her stories have been recognized in “Best of” lists by the New York Times, the Columbia Journalism Review, The Sunday Longread, Longform, Apple News Audio, and Best American Sports Writing. She lives in Boise, Idaho.
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