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When the Night Comes Falling
A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders
Howard Blum
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 1, 2025
Reading lane: Mass Murder Cases
Instant New York Times Bestseller “Compelling. . . .
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Why This Clicks
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A grim, focused true-crime read with a classroom-ready angle and sustained narrative momentum.
Come here for
- true-crime severity, college-campus unease
- Howard Blum’s tightly paced crime framing
Expect
- mass-murder case context
- serial-killer-adjacent dread, handled straight
Book Details
- Authors
- Howard Blum
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- July 1, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Mass Murder Cases · Serial Killers
- Reading lane
- Mass Murder Cases
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Publisher Categories
Criminals & Outlaws
21st-Century America
Western U.S. History
Criminal Law
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Criminology
Violence in Society
Murder & Homicide
Forensics
About This Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller “Compelling. . . . Blum capably maintains the suspense and thoughtfully probes into the motives of key players in this intriguing yet profoundly unsettling story.”— Kirkus Reviews From the bestselling author of The Spy Who Knew Too Much and American Lightning comes the definitive account of the Idaho student murders—an updated paperback edition in time for the long-anticipated trial . Timed for a trial that will capture national attention, W...
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