Deadly Urges

by Barry Bortnick

Ex-con Phillip Jablonski brutally raped and murdered many women on his week-long killing spree. Now, using San Quentin Death Row letters and chilling transcripts of Jablonski's taped records of his crimes, author Barry Bortnick takes readers inside the mind of this depraved killer and necrophile. Original.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, Serial Killer

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 1997

Reviews

[♥ Marlene♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

OMG. This book starts with such cruel happenings I, someone who has been reading true crime for more than a decade, had to lay it down cause I was alone reading in the dark, in bed.

Admitting to picking something else to read last night cause this was not good for my sanity and warning bells went of in my head and self preservation took over.

Thinking about it in daylight I think it is not because of what the killer did but how it is described. So raw and disgusting, making women feel no more than flesh for sex.

I will read this but in small pieces.;)

Update Sept 14

Well I grabbed myself together and read this book and I must say this is a very well written book. As my amazon friend Dan Bogaty said, no filler and with a very well done backstory and research.

I will give this book a 45 star and recommend it to true crime readers.

Why am I not surprised this guy is still alive even though he has been on death row for nearly 2 decades? 19 years later his punishment is upheld but he is still alive. Crazy system.>

[Lydia Finch · Rating 2 out of 5]

Highly disturbing, would not recommend.