Harper Perennial
Journal of the Dead : A Story of Friendship and Murder in the New Mexico Desert
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Journal of the Dead
Author(s): Jason Kersten
Review(s):
“Wholly absorbing...Tells the story of Coughlin and Kodikian with quiet authority, lending unexpected dignity to the whole affair.”
“A brilliant new book...in the great nonfiction tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild.”
“A taut, expertly researched true-crime narrative.”
“A powerful story ... one hell of a fascinating ride.”
“Five stars. As tough to put down as Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild.”
“Addictive.”
“A gripping, readable tale”
“A fascinating case, a fascinating book.”
“Fascinating”
“A story that is inherently interesting.”
ISBN: 9780060959227
Author(s): Jason Kersten
I killed and buried my best friend today ...
When authorities found Raffi Kodikian -- barely alive -- four days after he and his friend David Coughlin became lost in Rattlesnake Canyon, they made a grim and shocking discovery. Kodikian freely admitted that he had stabbed Coughlin twice in the heart. Had there been a darker motive than mercy? And how could anyone, under any circumstances, kill his best friend?
Armed with the journal Kodikian and Coughlin carried into Rattle- snake Canyon, Jason Kersten re-creates in riveting detail those fateful days that led to the killing in an infamously unforgiving wilderness.
Review(s):
“Wholly absorbing...Tells the story of Coughlin and Kodikian with quiet authority, lending unexpected dignity to the whole affair.”
“A brilliant new book...in the great nonfiction tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild.”
“A taut, expertly researched true-crime narrative.”
“A powerful story ... one hell of a fascinating ride.”
“Five stars. As tough to put down as Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild.”
“Addictive.”
“A gripping, readable tale”
“A fascinating case, a fascinating book.”
“Fascinating”
“A story that is inherently interesting.”
ISBN: 9780060959227