Amy, James Renner
Amy, James Renner
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Amy
My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic

Author: James Renner

Narrator: James Renner

Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/20/2018

Synopsis

"I fell in love with Amy Mihaljevic not long before her body was discovered lying facedown in an Ashland County wheat field. I fell for her the first time I saw that school photo TV stations flashed at the beginning of every newscast in the weeks following her kidnapping in the autumn of 1989—the photo with the side-saddle ponytail . . . "

So begins this strange and compelling memoir, which delves into the investigation of one of Northeast Ohio's most frustrating unsolved crimes.

Ten-year-old Amy Mihaljevic disappeared from the comfortable Cleveland suburb of Bay Village in the fall of 1989. Thousands of volunteers, police officers, and FBI agents searched for the girl. Her picture was everywhere—anyone who watched the local TV news remembers the girl with the sideways ponytail.

Tragically, Amy was found dead a few months later. Her killer was never found.

Now, fifteen years later, journalist James Renner picks up the leads.

Filled with mysterious riddles, incredible coincidences, and a cast of unusual but very real characters, his investigation quickly becomes a riveting journey in search of the truth.

Contains mature themes.

About James Renner

Journalist James Renner is the author of several books, including The Serial Killer's Apprentice, True Crime Addict, The Man from Primrose Lane, and The Great Forgetting. His true crime stories have been published in the Best American Crime Writing and Best Creative Nonfiction anthologies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott on July 18, 2023

I moved to Bay Village, OH in 1979, when I was seven years old, and I grew to love it. On a map of northeastern Ohio, Bay (the “Village” tends to get dropped in regular conversation by people who live in the Cleveland area; everyone knows what you’re talking about) is the size of a Trident stick of......more

Goodreads review by MacWithBooksonMountains on March 23, 2024

Read this during quarantine in Shanghai October 2020. Renner’s meticulously researched account kept me glued to the mystery of Amy’s disappearance. I admire Renner for his endurance in this cold case. This work is well written, the research is documented without getting dry. Recommend......more

Goodreads review by Agnė on July 09, 2023

Amy: My Search for Her Killer is an intriguing true crime story about the cold case of Amy Mihaljevic and the author's honest attempt at getting to the truth. James Renner brings us behind the scenes of investigative journalism as he walks us - slowly and thoroughly - through his many interviews with......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on February 21, 2018

I was 14 years old when Amy Mihaljevic was abducted. I had just started high school in a Green (suburb of Akron), and her face was on the news every night for weeks. Amy's abduction reopened the "What would you do if a stranger did X" dialogue with my parents. And even though I rolled my eyes and sa......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on March 20, 2020

This is a memoir of investigating a cold case: the 1989 abduction and murder of Amy Mihaljevic. Renner freely admits he's obsessed, and he's very honest about the moments when his obsession gets the better of him, also very honest about the frustrations of chasing dead end lead after dead end lead.......more

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