A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Detective, and the Confession That Shocked a Nation

In this fascinating & profoundly chilling account, Detective Kim Mager, a real-life version of Clarice Starling, reveals how she closed in on–and broke–one of Ohio’s most infamous serial killers.

In fall of 2016, authorities in Ashland, Ohio arrested serial killer Shawn Grate on kidnapping charges. Grate immediately latched onto Detective Kim Mager, an experienced sex offenses specialist assigned to his case, and repeatedly demanded to speak with her, perhaps convinced that he could control her like he controlled his victims. But he was wrong.

For eight days of brutal interviews, Detective Mager successfully elicited Grate’s damning confessions to five murders. These recorded conversations would be key to his later conviction and death sentence. A Hunger to Kill reveals the psyche of one of the most brutal serial killers in American history from the woman who took him down in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Lisa Pulitzer.

Author: Kim Mager, Lisa Pulitzer
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Publisher: St. Martin’s True Crime
Published: 07/29/2025
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781250794123
Language: English