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Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Book
New York Times: One of the 100 Notable Books of the Year
Los Angeles Times: Favorite Nonfiction of the Year
Publishers Weekly: Nonfiction Best Book of the Year
Chicago Tribune: Favorite Nonfiction of the Year
Salon.com: Nonfiction Best Book of the Year
On April 20, 1999, two boys went to their high school with bombs and guns. Their goal was to leave a lasting impression on the world. The horror they inflicted left an indelible stamp on the American psyche.
Now in this definitive account, Dave Cullen presents a compelling and utterly human profile of teenage killers. With a keen investigative eye and psychological acumen, he draws on hundreds of interviews, thousands of pages of police files, FBI psychologists, and the boys' tapes and diaries. This close-up portrait of violence, a community rendered helpless, and police blunders and cover-ups is an unforgettable cautionary tale for our time. In the tradition of Helter Skelter and In Cold Blood, COLUMBINE is a revelatory work destined to be a classic.
