A review by angus_mckeogh
The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey Into the Mind of the Serial Killer by Jason Moss

2.0

Borderline two stars. Maybe just one. I found it kind of hard to get a copy of this book and upon completion I think that's because it's quasi "out of print". The copy I received has a big publishing house on the spine but looks like a xeroxed copy made in someone's basement. The explanation that this guy corresponded with all these myriad serial killers is a bit of a stretch in the context of the book. 97% of the narrative and said correspondence is with John Wayne Gacy. Which is fine. But the books alludes to a half dozen different killers. Moreover, there's really only about 2 chapters worth of interesting material (where he visits Gacy in prison) sandwiched between tons of boredom. The writer's life is a complete fabrication in respect to the killer's which leaves the question of how much useful information was to come out of this experience. The writer himself summed it up most succinctly before meeting Gacy when he stated he'd most probably learn nothing from the experience. Bingo. It comes out looking like a publicity stunt and it's all wrapped up in a narrative that sounds like it was written by a fifth grader. I'd skip it.