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I will find you, solving killer cases from my life of fighting crime, Detective Lt. Joe Kenda

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I will find you

Detective Lt. Joe Kenda

solving killer cases from my life of fighting crime

Detective Lt. Joe Kenda, star of the wildly successful crime documentary series Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda, shares his deepest, darkest, and never before revealed case files from his 19 years as a homicide detective.TV viewers and readers alike are fascinated and horrified by abhorrent murders. They crave to know the gory details of these crimes, and seek comfort in the solving of the most gruesome. In I WILL FIND YOU, DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT JOE KENDA reminds us that cases like these are very real and can happen even in your backyard. Joe Kenda investigated 387 murder cases during his 23 years with the Colorado Springs Police Department and solved almost all of them. And he is ready to detail the cases that are too gruesome to air on television, cases that still haunt him, and cases where the killer got away. These cases are horrifyingly real, but the detail is so mesmerizing you won't be able to look away. Chapters include:* "Every City has an Underbelly" where beautiful cities experience deadly violence* "I Talk to Dead People" where Kenda reveals his approaches to crime scene investigation* "Honey I'm Home, Don't Mind the Blood" where detective work is brought home* "Crimes I Can't Talk about on TV" where Kenda shares the most gruesome, macabre or complex casesThe tales in this book will shockreaders like the best horror stories. This is true crime at its finest, divulging insights into the actions, motivations, and proclivities of nature's most dangerous species

pt. I Earning my stripes, my lumps, and my nightmares -- 1.Shit Magnet -- 2.A Case for the College Boy -- 3.Too Real for Reality TV -- pt. II Motives for murder -- 4.Nickel-and-Dimed to Death -- 5.Killer Sex -- 6.A Thirst for Vengeance -- 7.Drugs and Depravity -- pt. III Catching killers -- 8.I Talk to Dead People -- 9.Gun Play -- 10.You Have the Right to Confess, Dirtbag -- 11.My Murder Trials and Tribulations -- pt. IV Retirement and recovery -- 12.Honey, I'm Home, Don't Mind the Blood