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Zodiac (true crime book) Zodiac (true crime book) Zodiac is a non-fiction book written by Robert Graysmith about the unsolved serial murders committed by the "Zodiac Killer" in San Francisco in the late 1960s and early '70s. Since its initial release in 1986, "Zodiac" has sold 4 million copies worldwide. Graysmith was a cartoonist for the "San Francisco Chronicle" and later also wrote "Zodiac Unmasked". This book chronicles the history of the self-named "Zodiac" killer who was active in the 1960s and 70s in California. It describes the investigations of the many law enforcement branches that worked on the case and other murders that