River of Bones, Adam H S Stone (9798231309221) — Readings Books

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River of Bones
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River of Bones

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For twenty years, a monster wore the mask of an ordinary man. He was Gary Ridgway, a quiet, church-going truck painter from Auburn, Washington. He was a husband, a neighbor, a face in the crowd. He was also the most prolific serial killer in American history, a demon who hunted the rain-slicked streets of Seattle, collecting souls and discarding their bodies in the forgotten woods and murky waters of the Green River.

This is not a conventional true crime story. This is a 238-page descent into the abyss.

Meticulously researched from thousands of pages of public records and the killer's own videotaped confessions, River of Bones is a novel of true horror that drags you into the heart of the twenty-year hunt. It forces you to witness the unspeakable acts of a necrophile who did not just kill, but desecrated his victims, posing their bodies and returning to their gravesites for his own ghastly rituals. Every graphic detail, every gruesome act of cruelty, every chilling word from the monster's mouth is laid bare, forcing you to confront the absolute banality of an evil that walked among us, invisible and unchallenged.

But this journey into absolute darkness culminates in a moment of blinding, incomprehensible light. In a packed courtroom, after dozens of grieving family members curse him to hell with no effect, one father stands up and does the unthinkable. He offers the monster forgiveness for slaughtering his teenage daughter.

And in that moment, Gary Ridgway, a man impervious to hate, shatters completely.

River of Bones is more than a book; it is an ordeal. It is a bone-chilling, unforgettable narrative designed to crawl under your skin and stay there long after the final page. It is a story of profound cruelty and radical grace that will challenge everything you believe about justice, faith, and the nature of evil itself.

If you are brave enough to walk the riverbank, the story is waiting.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Adam H.S. Stone
Date
29 July 2025
Pages
240
ISBN
9798231309221

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

For twenty years, a monster wore the mask of an ordinary man. He was Gary Ridgway, a quiet, church-going truck painter from Auburn, Washington. He was a husband, a neighbor, a face in the crowd. He was also the most prolific serial killer in American history, a demon who hunted the rain-slicked streets of Seattle, collecting souls and discarding their bodies in the forgotten woods and murky waters of the Green River.

This is not a conventional true crime story. This is a 238-page descent into the abyss.

Meticulously researched from thousands of pages of public records and the killer's own videotaped confessions, River of Bones is a novel of true horror that drags you into the heart of the twenty-year hunt. It forces you to witness the unspeakable acts of a necrophile who did not just kill, but desecrated his victims, posing their bodies and returning to their gravesites for his own ghastly rituals. Every graphic detail, every gruesome act of cruelty, every chilling word from the monster's mouth is laid bare, forcing you to confront the absolute banality of an evil that walked among us, invisible and unchallenged.

But this journey into absolute darkness culminates in a moment of blinding, incomprehensible light. In a packed courtroom, after dozens of grieving family members curse him to hell with no effect, one father stands up and does the unthinkable. He offers the monster forgiveness for slaughtering his teenage daughter.

And in that moment, Gary Ridgway, a man impervious to hate, shatters completely.

River of Bones is more than a book; it is an ordeal. It is a bone-chilling, unforgettable narrative designed to crawl under your skin and stay there long after the final page. It is a story of profound cruelty and radical grace that will challenge everything you believe about justice, faith, and the nature of evil itself.

If you are brave enough to walk the riverbank, the story is waiting.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Adam H.S. Stone
Date
29 July 2025
Pages
240
ISBN
9798231309221