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Invisible Killer: The Monster Behind the Mask 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Diana Montane (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 277 ratings
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When detectives respond to a crime scene in Orlando, Florida, during the "summer of hurricanes" in 2004, they find Charlie Brandt hanging from the rafters in the garage of his niece, Michelle Jones' home. Inside the house, they find a scene of horror that reminds them of other murders. In 1978, 13-year-old Carol Lynn Sullivan's head was found inside a rusty paint can in Osteen, Florida; her body was never found. Homeless transient Sherry Perisho was murdered in 1989, after moving to Florida from Illinois. Finally, in 1995, Miami prostitute Darlene Toler was deposited on the side of the road, wrapped up "like a package." Perisho and Toler had their hearts removed; all three had been decapitated; and all three are believed by investigators to have been the prior victims of Charlie Brandt. Invisible Killer is the true story of crimes committed by Brandt with insight from an FBI profiler and forensic psychologist, victim's friends and relatives, and the unique writings from victims themselves before their deaths.

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Charlie Brandt walked among us. He had friends, family and a lust for brutal murder. Diana Montane and Sean Robbins dismantle the carefully constructed facade concealing a sadistic killer in this compelling read. Invisible Killer - you'll never look at your friends the same way again. -- Diane Fanning, author of bestseller, Mommy's Little Girl

The idea of serial killers living among us is chilling, yet, in this riveting and well-documented account, Diana Montane and Sean Robbins show us how possible it is and force us to reexamine just how well we know our neighbors and friends. -- Lisa Pulitzer, best-selling author of Imperfect Justice, Portrait of a Monster, and Banished.

There is nothing more terrifying than considering that a friendly neighbor is in fact a bloodthirsty serial killer. After reading the dogged journalism undertaken by Diana Montane and Sean Robbins about a man who killed dozens of people - starting with his own pregnant mother - in -- Michele McPhee, New York Times Best-Selling author of A Date With Death.

Diana Montane is an expert at not only finding the key but putting the puzzle together. Uncovering the ugly, naked truth about Brandt was a complex task. In Invisible Killer, Diana and her co-writer, Sean Robbins, were tireless in their pursuit to understand a man that almost no one did. Diana and Sean have masterfully succeeded in putting Brandt, his life, and crimes into context so we get a clear picture of that secret life. -- Mark Safarik, former FBI Supervisory Agent and host of the televison show, Killer Instinct

Exemplary true crime investigative journalism! Insightful and compelling, this book is required reading for anyone fascinated by the -- Burl Barer, Edgar Award winning author of Body Count, Murder in the Family, Head Shot and other true crime best-sellers.

About the Author

Diana Montane is a bestselling author best known for her most recent true crime, I Would Find a Girl Walking. A retired investigative journalist who spent decades covering Florida crime, Montane is also an accomplished playwright and retired theater professor which helps her to bring book subjects and characters to full life. She lives in Florida where she is working on her next two books.

Invisible Killer is Sean Robbins' inaugural entry into the world of true crime writers. A new talent, Robbins is a former music promoter. With an insatiable drive to create and an unflinching style, he has written numerous short stories, poems, and screenplays. Sean resides in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he writes full-time.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00G9FAGDQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titletown Publishing, LLC; 1st edition (November 11, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 11, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9060 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0988860511
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Diana Montane was a celebrity reporter before she switched to investigative. She has interviewed Salma Hayek, Beyonce Knowles and Eve Ensler, among other luminaries in their fields.

She broke into investigative by covering, in-depth, the disappearance of Emory University student, Shannon Melendi. And then co-authored "The Daughters of Juarez" with Univision anchor Teresa Rodriguez.

She is very proud of her current book, "Dancing on Her Grave: Murder of a Las Vegas Showgirl."

Diana has a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Miami.

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Margaret Reinfeld Karda
5.0 out of 5 stars Palm trees and blood spatter in a really good read
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2013
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This is an exciting new book about several terrible crimes, made all the more so because the killer went undetected for so long. The authors have done a terrific job of walking us through a complex set of facts with clarity and verve -- revealing the details of the crimes as they initially discovered them. Their understanding of the Florida context for the killer and the crimes is impressive -- the palm trees wave over blood spatter analysis and forensic reports. At the center of the story, the killer remains something of a cipher, if only because it is difficult to grasp the horrific nature of the murders he committed. The most important accomplishment of the book, however, is not its description of the killer. While it is gripping, the portrait of the murder victims is ultimately at the heart of the book: We come away with richly detailed pictures of these women and a sense of the value of the lives and dreams that were destroyed. This is ultimately as it should be, for it provides a small measure of justice where more should have been forthcoming. This is a good read, even if -- or, perhaps, because -- you'll be obsessively checking that your doors and windows are locked when you finish.
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Edgelady
3.0 out of 5 stars Has its positives
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016
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This book is a mixed bag, my review won't be too unlike previous reviews that I read prior to purchasing the Kindle version. It appears two people wrote the book and then attached one version after the other, so much of it is repetitive, which could've been fixed with editing. They try to explain the actions of Charlie Brandt from a historical and semi-psychological viewpoint, but use Scott Peck's "People of the Lie" for a baseline, which I found pretty strange. Especially because a relative of the victims was a psychiatric nurse, I would've thought more researched and documented books or information would've been used. It would leave an uninformed or person not educated with some psychology rather confused.

Charlie Brandt, murdered his mother and severally wounded his father with a gun when he was 13. He would've killed his older sister except the gun didn't fire, so he tried to strangle her. He was in the local jail for several months then went to a mental institution until his father got him out. Psychiatrists and psychologist were puzzled and didn't give a concrete diagnosis. One can understand a reluctance back then, to "label" a boy only 13. Then it was never discussed, his younger older sisters were not told of it (they thought their mother died in a car wreck), and they moved to a different state.

Then Charlie developed into the monster he became, hidden, unknown, for a number of years. There were people who thought him odd, "different", etc. There were clues, but because the majority of people have never encountered someone like Charlie they didn't recognize the red flags at the time, only in hindsight.

Bad/evil people do exist - it's not just in scary novels or movies. If you want to learn about them I would suggest you start out with the classic book "The Mask of Sanity" by Hervey Cleck. He was the first one to write a book about sociopaths/psychopaths and in this book he gives examples from the psychologist who is intimate with his clients, to a serial killer -- there's a range from kinda bad to absolute evil. Common denominators are (1) no conscience, no remorse and (2) lying -- lying when you don't even have to lie and (3) most of them are quite charming. Charlie was definitely a psychopath, and further complicated by having borderline personality disorder (couldn't relate well to people in social situations).

I knew this story from watching it on TV, but chose to get the book to try to get some more background on Charlie. While I did glean a bit more from the book, much of it is lost to time because it was little known to the community and rarely spoken of by the family. But those that did know about it still kept their tongue, wondering if they were over-reacting, wanting to make sure Charlie had an opportunity to a life, or thought it wasn't their business. That's how so many of us react, it's so human to respect even "odd" characters. And it's only in hindsight that you wish you'd said something. And if you do say something (I have), it's not usually met with gratefulness, you're just trying to stir things up.

What is positive about this book is that a foundation has been started to educate people about those around us who are more than "off" and to bring up conversations about young people who commit violent crimes and what the long terms outlook is for them. These are conversations we should have to protect ourselves and those we love.
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Desert Warrior Bride
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read, not the best writing
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014
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As another reviewer said, the research on the topic was great. The pictures helped make the victims human - at times when we are faced with such horrible crimes we focus on the "why?" of the killer and forget the victims they have dehumanized.

It was somewhat difficult to keep the information that was presented in some sort of chronological order. There was a lot of bouncing around between the crime scene, the input from crime professionals, and the lives of the victims and murderer. At times I was confused who it was I was reading about. That format may not bother some, but I prefer to read in a more chronological order. Unfortunately, the fact that the murderer committed suicide left many questions unanswered and many details open to speculation. Of course, even in cases where the killer has conversed with the author, the "facts" a psychopath divulges can hardly be trusted.

Overall, I liked the book and would recommend it when the price drops from its new publication.price.
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Paige Harrison
1.0 out of 5 stars Invisible Killer
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2014
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This is quite honestly the worst book I have ever read. The writing is on maybe a third grade level and clearly the publisher is unfamiliar with the concept of proof reading. Many sentences are missing essential words that render many incomprehensible. No insight whatsoever is gleaned and there is a dearth of genuine evidence. Basically this is all speculation. The hyperbole is atrocious and the authors' prejudices distort almost every chapter. The book is deeply unorganised and the sources cited are pathetic. This is basically an hysteric's novelisation of a terribly sad story which had the potential to be fascinating and informative but instead this is simply a waste of time. I read on average between two to four books a week and of the 357 books I have read in the two years since I began reading electronic books this is maybe the third time I have ever given a book one star. Do not waste your money on this book. It will only annoy you.
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Kristy
3.0 out of 5 stars Average
Reviewed in Australia on May 22, 2018
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I’d like to say more than average but I thought it was a little light on content. It would have been better if the authors were able to dig up any of the paperwork from when he was assessed in the institution or even have gotten some modern day assessments from psychiatrists.
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Michael Attwell
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Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2016
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1.0 out of 5 stars Boring
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2014
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This has to be I be if the most boring true crime books I have ever read. I love true crime and usually fly through them. Found myself skipping pages
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smokey
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2014
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This is a true crime story and as such it covers the basic events, but i was disappointed with the way the information was organized. Since two writers were involved I expected better. They could take some lessons from authors such as Ann Rule.
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Marie
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
Reviewed in Australia on June 25, 2014
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This book was very disappointing . I didn't read any fluidity, the punctuation was atrocious exclamation marks everywhere. There was so much repetition of the same thing - not the book I thought it would be at all. I only got halfway before noticing its was a waste of time.
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