{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20260427T063506Z","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063349299?tag=bookfrontier-20","asin":"0063349299","authors":["Howard Blum"],"book_id":"9780063349292","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/when-the-night-comes-falling-0063349299","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063349292.jpg?v=20260427T063506Z%3A2026-04-27T10%3A13%3A17Z","description":"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, When the Night Comes Falling examines the mysterious murders of the four University of Idaho students. Having covered this case from its start, Edgar award winning investigative reporter Howard Blum takes readers behind the scenes of the police manhunt that eventually led to suspected killer, Bryan Christopher Kohberger, and uncovered larger, lurid questions within this unthinkable tragedy. Reminiscent of the panoramic portraiture of In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song , When the Night Comes Falling offers a suspenseful, richly detailed narrative that will have readers transfixed.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780063349292","publication_date":"20250701","publisher":"HarperCollins","slug":"when-the-night-comes-falling","subtitle":"A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders","title":"When the Night Comes Falling"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"TRU002020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Mass Murder Cases","score":0.817,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"TRU002010","confidence_band":"high","label":"Serial Killers","score":0.8011,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"FIC031010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Crime Fiction","score":0.7566,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"TRU002020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Mass Murder Cases","score":0.817,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"TRU002010","confidence_band":"high","label":"Serial Killers","score":0.8011,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"FIC031010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Crime Fiction","score":0.7566,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"BIO024000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Criminals & Outlaws","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"HIS036070","confidence_band":"high","label":"21st-Century America","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"HIS036140","confidence_band":"high","label":"Western U.S. History","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"LAW026000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Criminal Law","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"SOC004000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Criminology","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"SOC051000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Violence in Society","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"TRU002000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Murder & Homicide","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"TRU007000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Forensics","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Mass Murder Cases","score":0.817,"slug":"mass-murder-cases"},{"label":"Serial Killers","score":0.8011,"slug":"serial-killers"},{"label":"Crime Fiction","score":0.7566,"slug":"crime-fiction"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers interested in true crime and investigative journalism","Readers drawn to detailed accounts of real-life murder cases"],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["J. Reuben Appelman","Gary Bennett","Harper Paperbacks","& 0 more"],"book_id":"9780063346697","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063346697.jpg?v=20260427T063506Z%3A2026-04-27T10%3A13%3A17Z","score":29.0564,"title":"While Idaho Slept","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780063346697"},{"authors":["James Patterson","Vicky Ward","Elisabeth Rodgers","Little, Brown & Company"],"book_id":"9780316572859","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780316572859.jpg?v=20260427T063506Z%3A2026-04-27T10%3A13%3A17Z","score":28.7117,"title":"The Idaho Four","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780316572859"},{"authors":["Aine Cain","Kevin Greenlee","Dreamscape Media","Áine Cain"],"book_id":"9781639369232","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781639369232.jpg?v=20260427T063506Z%3A2026-04-27T10%3A13%3A17Z","score":28.5012,"title":"Shadow of the Bridge","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781639369232"},{"authors":["James Owen"],"book_id":"9798895652107","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9798895652107.jpg?v=20260427T063506Z%3A2026-04-27T10%3A13%3A17Z","score":28.065,"title":"The Wicked Among US","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9798895652107"},{"authors":["Frank Figliuzzi"],"book_id":"9780063265158","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063265158.jpg?v=20260427T063506Z%3A2026-04-27T10%3A13%3A17Z","score":28.0513,"title":"Long Haul","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780063265158"},{"authors":["Jillian Lauren","Michael Connelly"],"book_id":"9781728267753","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781728267753.jpg?v=20260427T063506Z%3A2026-04-27T10%3A13%3A17Z","score":27.281,"title":"Behold the Monster","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781728267753"},{"authors":["Publications International Ltd.","Publications International"],"book_id":"9781645586340","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781645586340.jpg?v=20260427T063506Z%3A2026-04-27T10%3A13%3A17Z","score":26.5053,"title":"The Book of Criminal Minds","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781645586340"}],"topics":[{"evidence_refs":["keyword:true crime"],"label":"Crime","score":0.1571,"slug":"crime"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:college students"],"label":"College","score":0.08,"slug":"college"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:murder"],"label":"Murder","score":0.0686,"slug":"murder"}],"what_you_get":["Themes: true crime, murder investigation, college tragedy.","Pacing: steady blend of plot and character.","Themes: Crime, College, Murder."]},"llm_signals":{"confidence":0.9,"pacing":"steady","reader_fit":["Readers interested in true crime and investigative journalism","Readers drawn to detailed accounts of real-life murder cases"],"themes":["true crime","murder investigation","college tragedy"],"tropes":[]},"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":true,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":0,"goodreads_ratings_count":4899,"goodreads_reviews_count":511,"quality_score":0.9366}}