He will not be his first victim.Nor will he be his last.The Last Call Killer preyed upon gay men in New York in the ‘80s and ‘90s and had all the hallmarks of the most notorious serial killers. But that’s what he is, and tonight, he has his sights set on a gray haired man. Not at all what you think a serial killer looks like. The man strikes the piano player as forgettable.He looks bland and inconspicuous. Real Rating: 4.75* of five The Publisher Says: The gripping true story, told here for the first time, of the Last Call Killer and the gay community of New York City that he preyed upon.The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song ever written, the crowd belts out the lyrics to their favorites, and a man standing nearby is drinking a Scotch and water. And at the same time, it paints a portrait of his victims and a vibrant community navigating threat and resilience. This gripping true-crime narrative tells the story of the Last Call Killer and the decades-long chase to find him. Yet because of the sexuality of his victims, the skyhigh murder rates, and the AIDS epidemic, his murders have been almost entirely forgotten. The Last Call Killer preyed upon gay men in New York in the ‘80s and ‘90s and had all the hallmarks of the most notorious serial killers.

The man strikes the piano player as forgettable. The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song ever written, the crowd belts out the lyrics to their favorites, and a man standing nearby is drinking a Scotch and water. The gripping true story, told here for the first time, of the Last Call Killer and the gay community of New York City that he preyed upon. David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon Green has shed light on those whose lives for too long have been forgotten, and rescued an important part of American history.' It is an investigation filled with twists and turns, but this is much more than a compelling true crime story. 'In this astonishing and powerful work of nonfiction, Green meticulously reports on a series of baffling and brutal crimes targeting gay men. **WINNER OF THE EDGAR® AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME**Ī 'terrific, harrowing, true-crime account of an elusive serial killer who preyed upon gay men in the 1990s.'

Last Call by Elon Green