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Chase Darkness with Me

Written by: Billy Jensen, Karen Kilgariff - foreword
Narrated by: Karen Kilgariff, Billy Jensen
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Have you ever wanted to solve a murder? Gather the clues the police overlooked. Put together the pieces. Identify the suspect. 

Journalist Billy Jensen spent 15 years investigating unsolved murders, fighting for the families of victims. Every story he wrote had one thing in common - it didn’t have an ending. The killer was still out there. 

But after the sudden death of a friend, crime writer Michelle McNamara, Billy became fed up. Following a dark night, he came up with a plan. A plan to investigate past the point when the cops have given up. A plan to solve the murders himself. 

In Chase Darkness with Me, you’ll ride shotgun as Billy identifies the Halloween Mask Murderer, finds a missing girl in the California Redwoods, and investigates the only other murder in New York City on 9/11. You’ll hear intimate details of the hunts for two of the most terrifying serial killers in history: his friend Michelle’s pursuit of the Golden State Killer which is chronicled in I’ll Be Gone In The Dark which Billy helped finish after Michelle’s passing, and his own quest to find the murderer of the Allenstown 4 family. 

And Billy gives you the tools - and the rules - to help solve murders yourself. 

Gripping, complex, unforgettable, Chase Darkness with Me is an examination of the evil forces that walk among us, illustrating a novel way to catch those killers, and a true crime narrative unlike any you’ve listened to before. 

With a foreword by Karen Kilgariff of My Favorite Murder

©2019 Billy Jensen (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.

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''Chase Darkness with Me is my journey from being a true-crime journalist who's written stories about unsolved murders — stories with no endings — and becoming so fed up that I wanted to solve these murders myself. And I came up with a system on how to do it.''
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True Crime Satisfying

This is such a great read for fans of true crime! Such interesting and engaging storytelling. If you are a fan of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, you’ll love this.

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Utterly captivating and deeply inspiring.

This book is extremely well written, I got lost in Billy's animated but steady voice, and I was moved to tears on multiple occasions. Chase Darkness With Me is captivating and interesting. Every sentence is carefully chosen for maximum impact and a tribute to the author's decades spent in journalism. It's a certainty that I'll be relistening in the future. I sincerely hope that Billy will be writing another book, this is the best read I've had since My Favourite Murder's autobiography, Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered which I also highly recommend.

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Not what I was expecting

This was a fantastic experience.
I was hooked after the 1st chapter.
Billy Jensen has an amazing straight forward approach with this material.
The mixture of his stories, experiences/sacrifice, the basic on goings & the in-depth explanations; were gripping and made me want more.
I would recommend this book to anyone that loves/enjoys/consumes True Crime.

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I <3 Billy Jensen

I could literally listen to Billy talk all day. Great story, so interesting, amazing voice.

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Totally captivating!!!

Thank Goodness I listen to the podcast.

This book has me wanting more.
Billy Jensen’s story was so amazing to listen to. I finished the whole book in less than a day.

The grit and determination he shows is unreal.

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The best book ever

This book is amazing. I would sit and listen and get lost in the story telling of Billy Jenson. He’s a master at his craft.

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Amazing!

This is my first time “binging” an audiobook. Couldn’t put my headphones down! Entertaining and inspiring! Well done @billyjensen!

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Listen twice

If you're a true crime fan you will enjoy the effort and process that Billy Jensen goes to to try and find answers to unsolved crimes. Listen to it and then listen again. So much great info and intrigue.

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A compelling story of how crowd sourcing can solve

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. It was absolutely fascinating hearing how Billie set out on his journey to solving cold case murders, using crowd sourcing through Facebook to generate tips that the police could use to bring about convictions.

The story was read excellently by the narrator.

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A powerful read....listen

Jenson is a captivating reader the story is powerful and at parts had to listen to but worth the tears to understand the need

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