And at the same time, it paints a portrait of his victims and a vibrant community navigating threat and resilience. This gripping true-crime narrative tells the story of the Last Call Killer and the decades-long chase to find him. Yet because of the sexuality of his victims, the skyhigh murder rates, and the AIDS epidemic, his murders have been almost entirely forgotten. The Last Call Killer preyed upon gay men in New York in the ‘80s and ‘90s and had all the hallmarks of the most notorious serial killers. But that’s what he is, and tonight, he has his sights set on a gray haired man. Not at all what you think a serial killer looks like. The man strikes the piano player as forgettable. The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song ever written, the crowd belts out the lyrics to their favorites, and a man standing nearby is drinking a Scotch and water. The Last Call Killer preyed upon gay men in New York in the 80s and 90s and had all the hallmarks of the most notorious serial killers. In the years between 1991-1993, several men were last seen in a Manhattan gay piano bar, and were found brutally murdered at locations in three different states. The gripping true story, told here for the first time, of the Last Call Killer and the gay community of New York City that he preyed upon. Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, And Murder In Queer New York (2021) is a remarkable and commendable true crime narrative of literary achievement written by Elon Green. And at the same time, it paints a portrait of his victims and a vibrant community navigating threat and resilience.This excerpt from Last Call by Elon Green contains the first two chapters of the book.

The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song ever written, the crowd belts out the lyrics to their favorites, and a man standing nearby is drinking a Scotch and water.

The gripping true story, told here for the first time, of the Last Call Killer and the gay community of New York City that he preyed upon.