The serial killer that this book is centered around is Keith Jesperson, also known as The Happy Face Killer. He was active in the early 1990s, traveling in various parts of Canada and the United States for work. He was a driver for a trucking company, which enabled him to find victims in many locations. He got his nickname from drawing smiley faces on letters he wrote to the media and police. He has claimed to have killed a great number of people, then recant that as a ploy for attention. It has been confirmed that he murdered at least eight women, most of which were sex workers. He received a life sentence, without the possibility of parole for his crimes. The author of this book interviewed him several times about his crimes and to get his perspective on a true crime show that he was doing about people who kill.

I had two hours left in the Audible version of this book, so I finished it up right quick. (Finishing all of my half read stuff today has really given me a jump start on my reading challenge this year.) I like this book for a couple of reasons. The first is that I learned more about the crimes of Keith Jesperson and his personality. I read the book his daughter wrote a couple of years ago, but I didn't know a lot about him beyond that. He is as cold as ice, and so manipulative. The second reason that I liked this book was that it talked about the personal relationship between the author and Jesperson. A lot of true crime books do not feature that, and I thought it added a nice dynamic to the book.