The Snapshot Killer, Duncan McNab
The Snapshot Killer, Duncan McNab
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The Snapshot Killer
The shocking true story of serial killer Christopher Wilder - from Sydney's beaches to America's Most Wanted

Author: Duncan McNab

Narrator: Michael Carman

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/26/2019

Synopsis

Christopher Wilder was about as bad as they get.

A predator and serial killer, he first came to the attention of police in Sydney, when as a teenager in 1963 he was charged with rape. A good behaviour bond was not a deterrent and over the years his crimes escalated.

After moving to the USA in his early twenties, Wilder continued to perfect his vile and deadly trade. He was a chameleon with a modus operandi refined over the decades, luring young teenage girls with the promise of a career as a photographic model. His final depravity was a six-week spree of abduction, sexual assault and murder, crisscrossing the USA and putting him at number one on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.

Wilder's horrors are still being uncovered. He is now a prime suspect for the infamous 1965 Wanda Beach murders, one of Australia's most notorious unsolved crimes. The Snapshot Killer is a masterful and shocking account, by the bestselling author of Roger Rogerson, of how this monster was able to hide in plain sight. And how he was finally caught.

About Duncan McNab

Duncan McNab is a former police detective, private investigator, investigative journalist and media adviser to government and the private sector. He is the author of over seven books, including the phenomenally bestselling DEAD MAN RUNNING (with Ross Coulthart), OUTLAW BIKERS IN AUSTRALIA, and WATERFRONT. Duncan was a producer on the Kennedy and Clarion award-winning MURDER UNCOVERED series (7 Network) in 2017. In 2017 his book GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER won the Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime. In the same year his bestselling book on disgraced former detective and convicted murderer ROGER ROGERSON was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claire on November 25, 2023

A rec from my Dad that was highly engaging but fell short at many points (which my Dad also felt). It was so interesting to read as someone who is really engaged in true crime because I had never heard of Wilder and this story was fascinating. However, this book needed a bit more editing. The narrat......more

Goodreads review by Nicola on July 07, 2019

Quite repetitive; written in such a way that it could be turned into a mini-series with reiteration at each ad break. I persisted but it didn't reveal anything about the killer, and not a lot about the search for him.......more

Goodreads review by Jo-Ann on May 29, 2019

I had never heard of Chris Wilder ‘‘The Snapshot Killer’. A man who terrorised young girls in Australia in the ’70s is still a suspect in one of Sydney’s most horrific double murders, The Wanda Beach Murders of 1965 and who fled to the USA to continue his sadistic, murderous spree. I was about to fi......more

Goodreads review by Erinn on February 09, 2025

Duncan McNab delivers a chilling and well-researched account of Christopher Wilder, the so-called “Snapshot Killer,” whose crimes spanned multiple states and left a trail of devastation. Often referred to as the Australian Ted Bundy, Wilder’s methods bore eerie similarities to Bundy’s—using charm, d......more

Goodreads review by Clara on August 30, 2024

very thoroughly researched, but the amount of unecessary detail made it hard to follow at times. i understand that because there were so many crimes (each one could have it's own book written about it) there is the need for a lot of detail. however, it seems the writer included the name of every sin......more

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