A Hunger to Kill

“Like a master chess player, Detective Kim Mager used a combination of keen psychological insight, gut instinct, and real courage to bring a ruthless serial killer to justice. A Hunger to Kill is the story of her ferocious determination to prevent more innocent victims from falling prey to a monster.” –John Douglas, Former Chief of the FBI’s National Center of the Analysis of Violent Crime and New York Times bestselling author of Mindhunter

“Just wow! Mager’s retelling of her quest for justice in a little-known serial murder case puts true crime readers just where they want to be - deep inside a story that’s wholly her own to tell. Propulsive and insightful.” –Gregg Olsen, New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell

“The book is compelling … it takes readers inside the difficult, delicate, disorienting act of earning a killer’s trust so that his victims can have justice. In an era of facile amateur recaps, this has real value. And while there are few facets of law enforcement that haven’t been dramatized …. [Magers] manages to demonstrate the real emotional costs of competent, painstaking police work.” –The New York Times Book Review

“An unforgettable portrait of a highly-skilled, heroic woman in law enforcement and the astute investigative techniques she employed to help bring justice to victims of some truly horrific crimes. A Hunger to Kill sheds light on the painstaking, brutal work of investigating serial murder and sexual violence, and Mager and Pulitzer write with unflinching detail…a harrowing, important read.” –Carolyn Murnick, author of The Hot One: A Memoir of Friendship, Sex, and Murder

“This book has all the hallmarks of a prime-time police procedural and Mager is a real-life Olivia Benson… Moving and methodical, this book belongs in the true crime canon.” –Booklist, starred

“Mager delivers an unflinching study of a killer. This hums with the intensity of a real-life Silence of the Lambs.” –Publishers Weekly, starred

“A Hunger To Kill is by Detective Kim Mager (with Lisa Pulitzer) and tells of her confrontation with a serial killer and how she cajoled him into confessing to his crimes. Think The Silence of the Lambs, but real.” –Parade.com, “Best New Books”

Detective KIM MAGER is a 30-year law enforcement officer who retired from Ashland City Police Division in 2022. Mager is employed by a prosecutor’s office and still holds a law enforcement commission. Mager specializes in sex offenses, violent crime, and child abuse and has investigated over 2,000 cases. She has a BA from Ashland University and graduated Top Gun of her Police Academy. Mager is married to husband, Dan, and they have three children, Corbin, Macy, and Reed.

LISA PULITZER is a former correspondent to the New York Times and author/co-author/ghostwriter of more than 50 non-fiction titles, including many New York Times bestsellers. Ms. Pulitzer has written about numerous high-profile individuals and celebrities.

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