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AĀ Fortune MagazineĀ āMost Anticipated Books of 2020ā Selection
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āThe Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles is a palpable presence inĀ Gone at Midnight. Given the checkered history of the Cecil Hotel (which was recently named to the Los Angeles registry of historic landmarks), I wouldnāt rule out Jack the Ripper.ā
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āPublishers WeeklyĀ STARRED REVIEW
A Los Angeles hotel with a haunting history. A missing young woman. A disturbing viralĀ video followed by a shocking discovery. A cold-case mystery that has become an internet phenomenonāand for one determined journalist, a life-changing quest toward uncomfortable truths. Perfect for Murderinos looking for their next fixā¦
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Twenty-one-year-old Vancouver student Elisa Lam was last heard from on January 31, 2013, after she checked into downtown L.A.ās Cecil Hotelāa 600-room building with a nine-decade history of scandal and tragedy. The next day, Elisa vanished. A search of the hotel yielded nothing. More than a week later, complaints by guests of foul-smelling tap water led to a grim discovery: Elisaās nude body floating in a rooftop water tank, in an area extremely difficult to access without setting off alarms. The only apparent clue was a disturbing surveillance video of Elisa, uploaded to YouTube in hopes of public assistance.
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As the eerie elevator video went viral, so did the questions of its tens of millions of viewers. Was Elisaās death caused by murder, suicide, or paranormal activity? Was it connected to the Cecilās sinister reputation? And in that video, what accounted for Elisaās strange behavior? With the help of web sleuths and investigators from around the world, journalist Jake Anderson set out to uncover the facts behind a death that had become a macabre internet meme, as well as a magnet for conspiracy theorists.
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In poring through Elisaās revealing online journalsĀ and social-media posts, Anderson realized he shared more in common with the young woman than he imagined. His search for justice and truthĀ became a personal journey, a dangerous descent into one of America's quiet epidemics. Along the way, he exposed aĀ botched investigation and previously unreported disclosures from inside sources who suggest there may have been a corporate conspiracy and a police cover-up. InĀ Gone at Midnight,Ā AndersonĀ chronicles eye-opening discoveries about who Elisa Lam really was and whatāor whomāshe was running from, and presents shocking new evidence that may re-openĀ one of the most chilling and obsessively followed true crimeĀ cases ofĀ the century.
This book title, Gone at Midnight (The Tragic True Story Behind the Unsolved Internet Sensation), ISBN: 9780806540054, by Jake Anderson, published by Kensington (February 25, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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