Invisible Killer: The Monster Behind the Mask

"Invisible Criminal: The Monster Behind the Mask" - Insightful and compelling, very powerful, factual and informative. A timeline of crimes committed by this horrible monster. While for me, as a personal friend of this monsters final victim Michelle Lynn Jones, it was an emotional read, but it's factual, well written, non offensive and very respectful to the victims and their families and friends involved.

Diana Montane and Sean Robbins truly did their research and wrote "Invisible Killer: The Monster Behind the Mask" in a manner that gave his victims a final voice. They exposed the true demonic nature of this monstrous man who lived among many of us for so long; written not only honoring his victims, but the victims of so many like his.

THANK YOU DIANA MONTANE AND SEAN ROBBINS!!! THANK YOU for bringing the issue to light, thank you for opening up all of our eyes to the fact that people just like Charlie Brandt do live next door to many of us, do walk and live among us, so many never caught, but always killing, even with their eyes.

Thank you for shedding light on "The mission of the Michelle Lynn Jones Foundation" a foundation working to help promote personal safety by raising public awareness about invisible criminals in our communities through public education and advocacy, enhanced education for health care professionals and law enforcement, and enabling law enforcement to conduct more comprehensive criminal investigations, as needed. mlj-foundation (dot) org.

As a result of the emotional pain of losing Michelle, the family of Michelle Lynn Jones - relatives, friends, business colleagues and clients - have made a commitment to focus the pain of their loss on constructive efforts to positively impact individuals and communities to further honor her and the wonderful human being she was. Her life ended in an untimely, horrific manner. Her death could have been avoided. Systems need to be in place to discover invisible criminals like Charlie. A social network site dedicated to defining these systems. It is located at icriminals(dot)ning(dot)com; we encourage all to click here and join the cause.

I am a long time friend of his final victim Michelle Lynn Jones, and her family. As I type this review, Michelle's kitty Miss Gizzie is laying next to me with her head on my arm. I am honored to have Ms. Gizzie, I am honored to have Michelle's beautiful baby, not only to love, but she a daily reminder of such a wonderful person whom I LOVED and ADORED! I am HONORED to have had such a friend in my life, a true friend to all, a gentle soul, giving, lively, and funny!

The importance of this book, is beyond just telling the story of how this man lived among us, it is to HONOR those lives that he took away from us, to bring to surface the steps that we can take, the steps our law enforcement can take, and the changes that can be made in our judicial system and changes in the current laws protecting criminals who commit MAJOR crimes as a minor and have their records expunged, allowing them to continue on as adults, killing, raping, and destroying the lives of so many, their families and their friends!

AGAIN, THANK YOU DIANA MONTANE AND SEAN ROBBINS... WELL DONE! EXCELLENT!!!

~ Diana Sainz

This book is very different from your standard true crime read. It is dynamic and reads like a fiction book, though all the events and characters are real. When you start getting used to the way it reads, you are thrown into sections that are straight forward and fact based which is comforting to most true crime readers. Though i'm not used to reading true crime books like this, it kept my attention, and I can somewhat compare it to Phillip Carlo in it's style. The authors captured many dimensions of what could have been another one dimensional biography of a serial killer. This book's depth and creativity sets it apart from what it could have been. It's tone ranges from soft to brutal and dark before you could realize it. It's a great read that catches you off guard. It thrusts you into a vivid story, like a fiction book would do, and then snatches you back to the brutal reality of the book. Reminding you that it is at it's core a horrifying true story!

I think the book is excellent! A friend had pre-warned me to not read it before bed and I'm glad I heeded that advice. The story is in depth about a sick and twisted mind. That's right up my alley! Strongly recommend picking it up!

I enjoyed the book, especially the second half, which I feel did a good job getting inside the mind of a serial killer. The book definitely grabs your attention from the beginning and keeps it. The vivid decriptions of the crime scenes are not for the sensitive, but is all part of the book. It is clear that there was alot of research done and it shows with the detailed facts.

Where to begin? Editing.......or lack of. I have never seen a book that was published with so many errors. Not just in spelling but the redundancy and disjointed writing. I would read a page and try to understand what the scenario would be and off to another line of thought the writer would bound. Then a few pages letter the subject would be repeated and maybe a few more tidbits. This should have happened once but happened many times to the point I sighed and groaned in frustration! I really skimmed the last 1/3 or more of the book and still dont understand WHY her diary was photocopied and entered at all!

I am very very disappointed and never would have recognized I knew anything about editing until what not to do was demonstrated.

This book is a great read. It is really interesting and apparently a little-known story. Unique information, not your run of the mill true crime.

The book is not for the weak. The fact that story is true makes it all the more chilling. I would recommend the book but will warn that it isn't the best written book I have ever read. I do look forward to future books by Sean Robbins since it is apparent that he has a gift.
The research was good and there was a very unexpected twist that left me sleepless. Make sure you have plenty of time to finish the book once you start because you won't put it down.

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.

One of the most fascinating true crimes of recent years and one of the most poorly written books. The author confuses dates and does not present the narrative in a coherent fashion. Slogging through the book is difficult and only because the crimes were so bizarre is the reader compelled to finish. If ever a non-fiction book needed a good editor, this would be it.

It doesn't get any darker than this... Charlie Brandt is the serial killer this book is based around and the authors did a great job bringing the story to life. The book is written with all facts but reads as fiction, there being an interesting balance between creative prose and journalistic reporting. This is an intense story which includes copies of authentic documentation written by one of the victim's and the police department. Definitely worth the read.