That Lonely Section of Hell

That Lonely Section of Hell

The Botched Investigation of a Serial Killer Who Almost Got Away

By Lori Shenher
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Publication Date: 31st August 2015

From her first assignment in 1998 to explore an increase in the number of missing women to the harrowing 2002 interrogation of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton, Lori Shenher tells a story of massive police failure—failure of the police to use the information about Pickton available to them, failure to understand the dark world of drug addiction and sex work, and failure to save more women from their killer.

Shenher explains how police unwillingness to believe the women were missing or murdered, jurisdictional squabbles, and a fear of tunnel vision conspired to leave wome... Read More
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From her first assignment in 1998 to explore an increase in the number of missing women to the harrowing 2002 interrogation of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton, Lori Shenher tells a story of massive police failure—failure of the police to use the information about Pickton available to them, failure to understand the dark world of drug addiction and sex work, and failure to save more women from their killer.

Shenher explains how police unwillingness to believe the women were missing or murdered, jurisdictional squabbles, and a fear of tunnel vision conspired to leave wome... Read More
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Former police detective Lorimer Shenher's “inside account of the Pickton serial murders is both a horrifying and compelling read. "—Peter Vronsky, author of Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters

In this searing personal account, ex-police detective Lori Shenher (who transitioned to in 2015, and is now known as Lorimer) describes his role in Vancouver's infamous Missing Women Investigation and unflinchingly reveals his years-long struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of working on the case.

From his first assignment, in 1998, to investigate an increase in the number of missing women to the harrowing 2002 interrogation of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton, Shenher tells a story of massive police failure—failure of the police to use the information about Pickton available to them, failure to understand the dark world of drug addiction and sex work, and failure to save more women from their killer.

That Lonely Section of Hell passionately pursues the deeper truths behind the causes of this tragedy and the myriad ways the system failed to protect vulnerable people.
Details
  • Price: $19.99
  • Pages: 320
  • Publisher: Greystone Books
  • Imprint: Greystone Books
  • Publication Date: 31st August 2015
  • ISBN: 9781771640947
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers
    PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement
Author Bio

LORIMER SHENHER is an acclaimed author, public speaker, and advocate for police reform. His first book, That Lonely Section of Hell, detailed his assignment as the first detective on Vancouver's missing women investigation. It was nominated for several literary prizes and selected as one of The Globe & Mail's 100 Best Books of 2015. In 2023, Shenher consulted on the Freeform/Hulu true crime show Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order.


Former police detective Lorimer Shenher's “inside account of the Pickton serial murders is both a horrifying and compelling read. "—Peter Vronsky, author of Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters

In this searing personal account, ex-police detective Lori Shenher (who transitioned to in 2015, and is now known as Lorimer) describes his role in Vancouver's infamous Missing Women Investigation and unflinchingly reveals his years-long struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of working on the case.

From his first assignment, in 1998, to investigate an increase in the number of missing women to the harrowing 2002 interrogation of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton, Shenher tells a story of massive police failure—failure of the police to use the information about Pickton available to them, failure to understand the dark world of drug addiction and sex work, and failure to save more women from their killer.

That Lonely Section of Hell passionately pursues the deeper truths behind the causes of this tragedy and the myriad ways the system failed to protect vulnerable people.
  • Price: $19.99
  • Pages: 320
  • Publisher: Greystone Books
  • Imprint: Greystone Books
  • Publication Date: 31st August 2015
  • ISBN: 9781771640947
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers
    PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement

LORIMER SHENHER is an acclaimed author, public speaker, and advocate for police reform. His first book, That Lonely Section of Hell, detailed his assignment as the first detective on Vancouver's missing women investigation. It was nominated for several literary prizes and selected as one of The Globe & Mail's 100 Best Books of 2015. In 2023, Shenher consulted on the Freeform/Hulu true crime show Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order.