
I Got a Name
The Murder of Krystal Senyk
Hamish Hamilton (Publisher)
Published on 23. May 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7352-4004-9 (ISBN)
Description
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A vivid and meticulous true-crime story that exposes the deep fractures in a system that repeatedly fails to protect women, while tracking the once-cold trail of a murderer still at large.
Krystal Senyk was the kind of friend everybody wants: a reliable confidant, a handywoman of all trades, and an infectious creative with an adventurous spirit. Most importantly, she was tough as nails. So when her best friend needed support to leave her abusive husband, Ronald Bax, Krystal leapt into action. But soon Krystal became the new outlet for Bax's rage. He terrorized and intimidated her for months on end, and finally issued a chilling warning to her and his ex-wife: the hunt is on. Krystal was scared but she was smart: she reached out to the RCMP for a police escort home. The officer brushed her off. Bax's threat had been all too real. At 29 years old, the woman who seemed invincible--who was a beloved sister, daughter, and friend--was shot and killed at her home in the Yukon. Ronald Bax disappeared without a trace. Three decades later, Eliza Robertson has re-opened the case. In compelling, vibrant prose, she works tirelessly to piece together Krystal's story, retracing the dire failings of Canadian law enforcement and Bax's last steps. I Got a Name uses one woman's tragic story to boldly interrogate themes of gender-based violence and the pervasive issues that plague our society. In this riveting true-crime story about victimhood, power, and control, Robertson examines the broken system in place, and asks: if it isn't looking out for the vulnerable, the threatened, the hunted--who among us is it protecting?More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7352-4004-9 (9780735240049)
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ELIZA ROBERTSON attended the University of Victoria and the University of East Anglia, where she received the 2011 Man Booker Scholarship. In 2013, she won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and was a finalist for the CBC Short Story Prize and Journey Prize. Her novel Demi-Gods won the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. Her first story collection, Wallflowers, was shortlisted for the East Anglia Book Award and selected as a New York Times Editor's Choice. In 2015, she was named one of five emerging writers for the Writers' Trust Five x Five program. She lives in Montreal. MYLES DOLPHIN is a communications specialist and a former journalist in all three Canadian territories. Newspapers he has worked for include the Hay River Hub, Nunavut News and Yukon News. He currently lives in Victoria, B.C. with his wife Aimee and Pomeranian Bobbi. I Got a Name is his first book collaboration.