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The Murder Gene - by Karen Spears Zacharias (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • As the soft-spoken, highly intelligent son of missionaries in Morganton, North Carolina, Luke Chang gave no indication of the killer he would become.
  • Author(s): Karen Spears Zacharias
  • 252 Pages
  • True Crime, Murder

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Book Synopsis



As the soft-spoken, highly intelligent son of missionaries in Morganton, North Carolina, Luke Chang gave no indication of the killer he would become. But after hacking into a teacher's computer at his school, a stint in the Marines was his only option.

As a young recruit, Luke was taunted for being a virgin who didn't cuss, drink, or smoke pot. That all changed when Luke met Casey Byrams, a fun-loving musician and fellow Marine from Cullman, Alabama. Their friendship set off a series of events that would eventually lead Luke to Pendleton, Oregon, where he brutally murdered nineteen-year-old Amyjane Brandhagen in August 2012. When Luke attempted to kill another woman almost a year later, Pendleton Police knew they had a serial-killer wannabe on their hands.

Some forty years prior to Amyjane's murder, Luke's maternal grandfather, Gene Dale Lincoln, murdered a young Michigan woman and attempted to abduct a twelve-year-old girl. The similarities between the violent actions of grandfather and grandson compels the question: Is there such a thing as a murder gene?



Review Quotes




"The attention to detail and the resort to careful sourcing makes The Murder Gene a notable addition to the annals of crime reporting." -Les Zaitz, publisher and editor, Oregon's Malheur Enterprise; founder and editor, Salem Reporter

"Written with compassion and insight, The Murder Gene comes off as a cross between Forensic Files and In Cold Blood. I love this book." -George Singleton, author of You Want More: Selected Stories

"The Murder Gene is proof, yet again, that Zacharias has a strong passion for the truth. Her in-depth research, along with her humanity for the victims she is writing about, make this book a compulsive read." -Angela Pursel/ The Next Chapter Bookstore/Hermiston, Oregon

"Award winning author Karen Spears Zacharias has done it again with The Murder Gene. Using her expertise as a former investigative journalist and her writer's gift of prose, Zacharias effortlessly weaves the science behind DNA with the intrigue of true crime. The result is a page turning book that chronicles crimes of murder committed by members of the same family and addresses the age old question - are humans compelled by nature or nurture? The Murder Gene is bound to create robust discussions and will stay with the reader long after the last page has been read. -Michael Morris, author of Man in the Blue Moon


Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .57 Inches (D)
Weight: .82 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 252
Genre: True Crime
Sub-Genre: Murder
Publisher: Koehler Books
Theme: Serial Killers
Format: Paperback
Author: Karen Spears Zacharias
Language: English
Street Date: May 10, 2022
TCIN: 94376888
UPC: 9781646636464
Item Number (DPCI): 247-55-0717
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.82 pounds
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