Killer in the Family
The Hidden Costs of Loving Someone the World Hates
$29.75
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
What’s it really like to be related to a murderer? Beyond the shock value of crime dramas and documentaries, there are real people who know this painful reality, yet their voices often go unheard.
What if the son you took to Little League grew up to kill your grandchildren? What if your Nana who served you cookies also served time for dismembering her mother? What if the father who called you princess and kissed your forehead at bedtime was a serial killer?…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781637749586 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1637749589 |
| Author: | Melissa G. Moore, Michele Matrisciani |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | BenBella Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“The relatives of killers are often neglected, even maligned, which unfairly silences them. Melissa Moore is changing this by offering multiple ways for them to express their own trauma and grief. A compassionate book like Killer in the Family might help more to speak out about their experience. True crime readers will gain a more accurate version of these stories.”
—Dr. Katherine Ramsland, author of Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer
“The most important true crime book of the decade. These are the stories of the forgotten victims—the families that murderers leave behind.”
—James Renner, author of True Crime Addict
Melissa G. Moore
Melissa G. Moore is a New York Times bestselling author, executive producer, and the real-life subject of the Paramount+ series Happy Face. A true crime documentary filmmaker for Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, and Lifetime, she has been featured in Forbes, TIME, and on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The daughter of the “Happy Face Killer,” Moore takes readers deep inside the hidden world of families bound by love, betrayal, and the dark legacy of a killer’s crimes.
Michele Matrisciani is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Bookchic LLC, where she offers an array of editorial services to authors, agents, and publishers. With more than twenty years in publishing, Michele has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, and Publisher’s Weekly, to name a few. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, holds an MFA from Stony Brook University, and is the coauthor of the self-help book, Whole.
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