This was a really interesting true crime book, not so much because of the victims or the serial killer, but because of the setting and the history of a very specific time and place. NYC gay scene in the 80s and 90s - what an exciting and tragic period.

I grew up just a bit too late to witness the aids crisis and a bit too early to learn about it as history. So it really is shocking to hear how much loss the lgbt community suffered, and with so little public understanding of the disease. Plus rising hate crimes, "gay panic" being a legitimate defense in the courts, crack downs from NYPD, and high murder rates in general, there must have been so much fear in the air.

Even so, people went out. This was pre social media after all-- pretty much the only way to make friends in the community or find a date was to go out to a bar. The descriptions of the little niche gay bars was charming. It made me wish there was like an illustrated street sketch style book of the gayborhood from that time.

Overall a good listen! It was just a tad bit more on the meandering side than I had expected.