2009, ISBN: 9781400172528

The chilling story of the BTK killer, Dennis Rader, a man considered a "spiritual leader" by his pastor and congregation, who turned out to be the devil next door. More than just true cri… More...

The chilling story of the BTK killer, Dennis Rader, a man considered a "spiritual leader" by his pastor and congregation, who turned out to be the devil next door. More than just true crime, Unholy Messenger is a powerful, thoroughly engrossing examination of the intersection between good and evil, and of the psychology and spirituality of a killer in whom faith and bloodshed converged. Stephen Singular has authored or coauthored seventeen books, including two New York Times The chilling story of the BTK killer, Dennis Rader, a man considered a "spiritual leader" by his pastor and congregation, who turned out to be the devil next door. More than just true crime, Unholy Messenger is a powerful, thoroughly engrossing examination of the intersection between good and evil, and of the psychology and spirituality of a killer in whom faith and bloodshed converged. Stephen Singular has authored or coauthored seventeen books, including two New York Times bestsellers. Formerly a staff writer for The Denver Post, he has also written for major publications including The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, New York and Psychology Today. He lives in Denver, Colorado. Winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards and a multiple finalist for the APA's prestigious Audie Award, Alan Sklar has narrated nearly two hundred audiobooks, including Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings by Thomas Maier, and The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright. Named a Best Voice of 2009 by AudioFile magazine, his work has earned him a Booklist Editors' Choice Award (twice), a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and Audiobook of the Year by ForeWord magazine. The Dartmouth graduate's theatre credits include Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Seagull, and many modern roles. Alan has also narrated thousands of corporate videos for clients such as NASA, Sikorsky Aircraft, IBM, Dannon, Pfizer, AT & T, and SONY. For several years, he has been the spokesman for TracFone Wireless Co. and can often be seen and heard on TracFone radio and TV spots and infomercials."I am so pleased, as is my husband, to have found a narrator that holds our attention so well that we have come to compare every other narrator to him (you). So far we have found none with such a talent as yours. We very much plan to listen to as many of your works as we can find." -Sandi King, a letter to Mr. Sklar Books, Biography & Autobiography~~Criminals & Outlaws, Unholy-Messenger~~Stephen-Singular, , , , , , , , , , Tantor Media, Inc.<