'The Shoemaker' by Flora Rheta Schreiber delves into the chilling story of Joe Kallinger, a deranged murderer who involved his young son in his heinous crimes. Through a combination of mental illness and harsh parenting, Kallinger's descent into madness is explored in vivid detail. takes readers on an emotional rollercoaster, offering a glimpse into the mind of a psychopath and the disturbing events that shaped his life.
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The contents of The Shoemaker include high triggers/content warnings for graphic depictions of violent crimes and mental illness.
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Two men in the same One Joseph Kallinger was a superb craftsman, a sensitive poet, a devoted family man, and a human being who held all life sacred. The other Joseph Kallinger was a lover who needed images of bloody violence to maintain his sexual potency, and a father who physically tortured his children, lived in abnormal intimacy with his daughter, and enlisted his 12-year-old son in a campaign of rape and murder that terrified millions. This is the true story of Joseph Kallinger - both of him.
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