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After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, husband, beloved father, best friend, and celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as many as 300 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history. Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned sixteen years and nine hospitals across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him.
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"A stunning book... a thriller in every sense of the word... should and does bring to mind "In Cold Blood." - Janet Maslin, The New York Times"You think Annie Wilkes was bad? Check out the this chilling nonfiction account of Charlie Cullen...Now there's a real cockadoodie brat." -Stephen King, "Top ten books of the year"Charles Graeber is an award-winning journalist and the author of the Edgar-nominated New York Times bestseller THE GOOD NURSE, available in paperback July 29, 2014. He is also a contributor to numerous publications including Wired, GQ, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Vogue, Outside Magazine, Men's Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Travel Leisure, and The New York Times, and an occasional guest on CNN, NPR, and other radio programs. His work has been honored with the Overseas Press Club award for outstanding international journalism, the New York Press Club prize for the year's best magazine spot news reportage, several National Magazine Award-nominations, and inclusion in numerous anthologies including The Best American Crime Writing, The Best American Science Writing, The Best American Business Writing, The Best of National Geographic Adventure, The Best of 20 years of Wired and Best American Magazine Writing, 2013. For the latest, go to: www.Charlesgraeber.com
