{"product_id":"9780743424448","title":"From the Mouth of the Monster: The Joel Rifkin Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eKILLER AND COP -- BOUND TOGETHER BY FATE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThey met in college twenty years ago.\u003cbr\u003e One became a decorated NYPD officer and a journalist.\u003cbr\u003e The other became New York's most notorious serial killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is the riveting true story of Joel Rifkin -- the Long Islander convicted of savagely murdering seventeen young women -- as told by Rifkin to Robert Mladinich. The two met as journalism students on assignment together in 1979; more than two decades later, the NYPD detective visited Rifkin in prison to examine what both had made of their lives. \u003cbr\u003e In a chilling series of exchanges, Rifkin bared his soul to Mladinich, chronicling his lost years: the missed opportunities, the failed relationships, and the terrible details behind his killings. But Mladinich probed deeper, forcing Rifkin to confront the horrifying nature of his crimes. \u003cbr\u003e Drawn from interviews with Rifkin and his mother, and conversations with acquaintances and professionals who encountered him, \u003ci\u003eFrom The Mouth Of The Monster\u003c\/i\u003e is an exacting true-crime portrayal and a chilling study of the possible evil within us all.","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121609425136,"sku":"9780743424448","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743424448_p0.jpg?v=1763634599","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743424448","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}