# Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York - Hardcover

by **Elon Green** (Author)

**\*\*WINNER OF THE EDGAR(R) AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME\*\***

A terrific, harrowing, true-crime account of an elusive serial killer who preyed upon gay men in the 1990s.  
**\-_The New York Times_ (Editor's Pick)**

In this astonishing and powerful work of nonfiction, Green meticulously reports on a series of baffling and brutal crimes targeting gay men. It is an investigation filled with twists and turns, but this is much more than a compelling true crime story. Green has shed light on those whose lives for too long have been forgotten, and rescued an important part of American history.  
**\-David Grann, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Killers of the Flower Moon_**  
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The gripping true story, told here for the first time, of the Last Call Killer and the gay community of New York City that he preyed upon.  
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The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song ever written, the crowd belts out the lyrics to their favorites, and a man standing nearby is drinking a Scotch and water. The man strikes the piano player as forgettable.

He looks bland and inconspicuous. Not at all what you think a serial killer looks like. But that's what he is, and tonight, he has his sights set on a gray haired man. He will not be his first victim.

Nor will he be his last.

The Last Call Killer preyed upon gay men in New York in the '80s and '90s and had all the hallmarks of the most notorious serial killers. Yet because of the sexuality of his victims, the skyhigh murder rates, and the AIDS epidemic, his murders have been almost entirely forgotten.

This gripping true-crime narrative tells the story of the Last Call Killer and the decades-long chase to find him. And at the same time, it paints a portrait of his victims and a vibrant community navigating threat and resilience.

### Author Biography

**Elon Green** has written for _The New York Times Magazine_, _The Atlantic_, and _The New Yorker_, and appears in _Unspeakable Acts_, Sarah Weinman's anthology of true crime. _Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York_ was his first book and won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime.

**Number of Pages:** 272

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN

**Publication Date:** March 09, 2021

**Award:** Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2022)

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