Canadian Edition.16 PAGES OF FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS. The Ken and Barbie of murder and mayhem; this shockingly accurate story of the "perfect couple" Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka rocks. The book, originally published in the fall of 1996, is so detailed and behind-the-scenes that the author has recently been arrested by the Canadian authorities and criminally charged.
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"By far the most intelligent and subversive of the Bernardo triptych." -- Lynn Crosbie, The Globe and Mail, Dec. 1997
"I found Invisible Darkness a superior example of a dying breed the straight, unhyped, literate work of true-crime." -- Jack Olsen, Edgar-Award winning author of Son and Doc, Jan, 1999
"If any readers still believe she was a victim of post-traumatic stress, abused into submission by Bernardo, this book will put that idea to rest." -- Ted Wakefield, The Winnipeg Free Press, Sep. 1996
"Invisible Darkness offers up Karla Homolka, 17 years old at the time she met Paul Bernardo, as a Devil Incarnate just waiting to meet her Svengali." -- Maggie Siggins, The Globe and Mail, Aug. 1996
"Readers will leave Invisible Darkness knowing that it's nothing short of obscene.....Homolka could be out of prison as early as next year." -- Leonard Stern, The Ottawa Citizen, Sep. 1996
"There is much in this book of merit....He begins intriguingly....with a nun waking up to see a pert Karla Homolka sitting in bed beside her....One moment in the book, Bernardo and Homolka are two suburbanites...caught up in their own melodramas, the next moment they're raping teenagers and severing heads." -- Pete McMartin, The Vancouver Sun, Aug. 1996
"This book lets it all hang out....You can't help but be drawn in by this tale of sex, death, lies and videotape...." -- Helen Dolik, The Calgary Herald, Sep. 1996
"Williams has performed a remarkable, if unconventional, feat in the annals of true crime." -- Judge Lynn King, The Toronto Star, Sep. 1996
"You may think you've heard enough but you haven't heard the half of it. It's a must read ....Based on court documents....as well as countless interviews with police, lawyers, psychiatrists and friends of Paul and Karla, it is well-researched and thought-provoking." -- Bart Johnson, The Edmonton Sun, Sep. 1996
"I found Invisible Darkness a superior example of a dying breed the straight, unhyped, literate work of true-crime." -- Jack Olsen, Edgar-Award winning author of Son and Doc, Jan, 1999
"If any readers still believe she was a victim of post-traumatic stress, abused into submission by Bernardo, this book will put that idea to rest." -- Ted Wakefield, The Winnipeg Free Press, Sep. 1996
"Invisible Darkness offers up Karla Homolka, 17 years old at the time she met Paul Bernardo, as a Devil Incarnate just waiting to meet her Svengali." -- Maggie Siggins, The Globe and Mail, Aug. 1996
"Readers will leave Invisible Darkness knowing that it's nothing short of obscene.....Homolka could be out of prison as early as next year." -- Leonard Stern, The Ottawa Citizen, Sep. 1996
"There is much in this book of merit....He begins intriguingly....with a nun waking up to see a pert Karla Homolka sitting in bed beside her....One moment in the book, Bernardo and Homolka are two suburbanites...caught up in their own melodramas, the next moment they're raping teenagers and severing heads." -- Pete McMartin, The Vancouver Sun, Aug. 1996
"This book lets it all hang out....You can't help but be drawn in by this tale of sex, death, lies and videotape...." -- Helen Dolik, The Calgary Herald, Sep. 1996
"Williams has performed a remarkable, if unconventional, feat in the annals of true crime." -- Judge Lynn King, The Toronto Star, Sep. 1996
"You may think you've heard enough but you haven't heard the half of it. It's a must read ....Based on court documents....as well as countless interviews with police, lawyers, psychiatrists and friends of Paul and Karla, it is well-researched and thought-provoking." -- Bart Johnson, The Edmonton Sun, Sep. 1996
From the Back Cover
They were a picture of youth and love - and they were the essence of evil. They were married in a picture-perfect wedding in Niagara-on-the-Lake and they rode off in a horse-drawn carriage. Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo were the very image of love and success. But they had blood - including the blood of Karla's own younger sister - on their hands. This is the definitive inside account of a serial murder case unparalleled in history. It is a story of a man and a woman joining together in torture and mutilation crimes that are virtually unspeakable. It is a story of sexual depravities videotaped by Bernardo and Homolka themselves - tapes so shocking that a trial judge ordered them destroyed, though they are rumored to have surfaced in New York and Tokyo. It is a story of authorities taking six years and twenty-three victims to stop the killings - even after Paul Bernardo's sister and best friend had both tried to turn him in. Investigative journalist Stephen Williams takes you inside this shocking case - into the motivation of a couple wed in blood, into the details of their crimes and motivations, to perhaps the worst outrage of all; the sweetheart deal that allowed Karla Homolka to escape punishment for her deeds.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Hard to read, bracingly fascinating,
By David Cohen (Winnipeg) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Invisible Darkness - The Horrifying Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka (Paperback)
True evil is not glamorous,colorful, or even all that noticeable. This book captures this notion at all different angles. It is a documentary account, written with little editorial content that draws the reader to Paul and Karla and makes one ask "Why"? Mr Williams accounts of the criminals, the heartbreak of the families, and a soliphistic legal system is outstanding, and makes this a higly entertaining, and both troubling read. The accounts of Paul and Karla's behavior is of course beyond stomach turning, but the author is able to report in a way that makes each horror more than speak for itself. My only quibble is that Paul and Karla's family backgrounds are not covered more extensively, but then again maybe that is the point. Too much information leaves the reader not searching for answers, and this is what will make me re-read this extra-ordinary true crime book again to determine what factors can make such ordinary people go on a crime spree such as Paul and Karla.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men & women?,
By TundraVision (o/~ from the Land of Sky Blue Waters o/~) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Invisible Darkness - The Horrifying Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka (Paperback)
There are many photos in this updated version of Stephen Williams' excellent true crime book. The photos, showing the ostensibly "charming couple," illustrate how deceiving "looks" can be. This is an engrossing but stomache-churning account of the Canadian gruesome duo - with abundant detail. Details such as: Karla's favourite book was American Psycho. But in Mr. Williams' book, one also learns that, although more publicized, the United States of America isn't the only country with psychos!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Evil has many faces,
By Cassandra Misale (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Invisible Darkness - The Horrifying Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka (Paperback)
Stephen Williams pens a engrossing, facinating account of the murders/rapes commited by the Bernardos without the tabloid flash and trash. The book is a truly gripping look into the minds of two individuals who are truly evil and without souls. It also demonstrates the incredible injustice that served the victims. Many Canadians were kept in the dark about the details and deals that surrounded this case and I am glad that the truth has finally surfaced and I hope this injustice never happens again. One of the absolute best true crime books I have ever read delving into the bone-chilling minds of psychopaths. Kudos to Stephen Williams.
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