Walking Among The Dead

by Ken Lang

In his debut release, former homicide detective, Ken Lang, transports you from your cozy, comfy chair to the cold, hard streets surrounding Baltimore, Maryland. Witness first hand the vicious brutality that a human being can inflict onto another, search for that one piece of evidence needed to solidify a conviction, and desperately try to identify a shooting victim whose mangled and burnt body is found at a scene where no clues are left behind.

A revealing glimpse of the demanding life as a homicide detective, Ken Lang puts you right into the scene, reveals the evidence, and leads you through some of the most incredible death investigations you will ever experienced. Walking Among the Dead: True Stories from a Homicide Detective is a must read for all true crime fans.

Genres: True Crime, Crime

228 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2011

About the author

Dr. Ken Lang is a retired detective from the Baltimore County Police Department. During his tenure, he spent 15 years investigating violent crimes, including rapes, robberies, and murders. His murder investigation of Wesley Person was featured on Forensic Files in 2009, and again on Murder Decoded in 2019. He earned his Ph.D. from Walden University, is a college professor, and a legal analyst for the Law & Crime Trial Network. Dr. Lang is also an award-winning author for his true crime books Walking Among the Dead, Standing in Death’s Shadow, and Death Comes Uninvited.

Reviews

[April]

For a non-fiction book this was OK. I did find it a bit dry in places, but I will read future offerings from this author.

[Maryam]

Better than I thought it would be

[Sherrie]

I won Walking Among the Dead through the Goodreads Giveaways program. I was excited that the book arrived so quickly and that it was signed by the author. I'm a big true crime fan so this book fascinated me. It read like an episode of Dragnet, no fuss no muss, just the facts. As others have mentioned the book reads as though you are actually a part of the investigation. It's as if you are on the scene with Detective Lang. Looking forward to reading Ken Lang's other two books!

[Sandra]

There is nothing better than getting the story straight from the ones who lived it! the author did a great job with all the facts & bring me in where i feel part of the investigation. i loved the book & can't wait to read more from Kent! i was touch to see the book sign & a thank you note from the author. it show how much he cares about his readers & his books.

[April]

Not an awful story. From a grammar perspective it isn't well constructed and a great deal of the detail is hokey and over done

[Judy Savage]

Very enlightening!

It was neat to read this book. Well written, fast paced, and definitely exciting! I have family in those particular areas that Mr. Lang has worked and could relate to each town. That was fun! I would heartily recommend this author to others, you will enjoy his writings immensely.

[Susan Walt]

Real life criminal investigations

I've really enjoyed this book, because it involves real crimes and how real detectives investigates and find evidence to bring the culprits to justice.

[John Taylor]

Best thing I can say about this book is that I couldn't put it down. What it lacks in editing, it makes up for with pace and intrigue. Very much enjoyed it!

[Jmrathbone]

If you can forget some of the typos and grammatical errors, you will find interesting true crime stories. Some of the errors are truly unfortunate; in one instance he tells someone that “unfortunately serial killings don’t happen that often”. He must have meant fortunately. The stories are more interesting and detailed as Det. Lang gains more experience.

[Kipp Poe]

Entertaining and filled with plenty of facts and intrigue to give you a feel whats it is like to be a Homicide Detective if you are a fan of Homicide the TV show you would probably enjoy this read. Can't wait to read the other two books

[Michelle]

Really enjoyed his first book. I liked his writing style and very interesting.

[Walter]

To be honest, I couldn't get past the first story, This book could be entertaining if the author had a better editor.