Zodiac is an extremely long-winded version of the Zodiac Killer investigation, as portrayed by political cartoonist Robert Graysmith. While full of detail; unfortunately, it serves no purpose other to fill pages.
Not to mention that many of the “facts” aren’t exactly factual (see: Zodiac Killer Facts: Graysmith Unmasked).
Graysmith, an apparent wanna-be cop, takes on the role of a “private investigator” and attempts to gather “evidence” on his favorite Zodiac suspect, Arthur Leigh Allen. However, readers are given some insight into other possible suspects while others that police favored are not mentioned at all.
While this book is filled with reproductions of Zodiac’s letters, etc., readers are not invited to envision the victims as no photos of these individuals are included. I was only able to gain an image by Googling for information on the Zodiac Killer.
Victims of the Zodiac Killer
If one can weed through the usless dribble, there is an excellent story within; however, one most remember that this book was written based mainly on the author’s opinion. And, to be quite frank, the opinion of a political cartoonist is not the first I’m looking to take; but readers can leave that up to their own judgment.
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