Serial Killers: Horrifying True-Life Cases of Pure Evil

by Charlotte Grieg

Among the fifty cases covered are Ted Bundy, who seemed like a regular guy but clubbed scores of young women to death, leaving bite marks on their bodies; Dennis Nilsen, who murdered a string of young men and stored their body parts around his home so he could savor their continuing presence; John Wayne Gacy, who performed as a clown at children’s parties and charity events but liked to lure young men to his home, torture and garrote them before dumping their bodies in his crawlspace.

Genres: Crime

382 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2012

Reviews

[Amanda]

Quite a few names can be found in this book, some of which I actually had not even heard of before. And I have heard of plenty.
I have to give appreciation to the fact that the author made a point to not skim over the gruesome details or try to diminish the crimes committed while keeping it from being too graphic at the same time.
However, some cases were a little skimpy on details in general, which was disappointing.
The method of classification for certain types of serial killers was inconsistent as well but overall quite informative.

[Nicole Garnet]

Such an eye opener, the book had me glued. I would say however, it is not for the faint hearted.