Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters

The comprehensive examination into the frightening history of serial homicide.

In this unique book, Peter Vronsky documents the psychological, investigative, and cultural aspects of serial murder, beginning with its first recorded instance in Ancient Rome, through fifteenth-century France, up to such notorious contemporary cases as cannibal/necrophile Ed Kemper, Henry Lee Lucas, Ted Bundy, and the emergence of what he classifies as the "serial rampage killer" such as Andrew Cunanan.

Vronsky not only offers sound theories on what makes a serial killer, but also provides concrete suggestions on how to survive an encounter with one-from recognizing verbal warning signs to physical confrontational resistance. Exhaustively researched with transcripts of interviews with killers, and featuring up-to-date information on the apprehension and conviction of the Green River Killer and the Beltway Snipers, Vronsky's one-of-a-kind book covers every conceivable aspect of an endlessly riveting true-crime phenomenon. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-18-2009; Interesting from start to finish; This book is such an easy read and it is so interesting. The only boring part is the section of statistics. He describes the killers so very well and it is cool that he includes quotes from the killers. Great book do not recommend if...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-06-2008; It Was "The Other Guy Tilt" Who Done It; The subtitles of this book promise a lot, but the book hardly delivers on those promises. Given that there really is still so little insight into the psychology of most serial murderers, a lot of the uncertainly here could have been...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-06-2008; Serial Killers for one and all!; Ever since I first read "The Stranger Beside Me", the ground-breaking book about the serial killings of Ted Bundy, so brilliantly written by Ann Rule, I have read lots of true crime books covering serial killers. This is one of the best...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-28-2007; Amazing; One of the best books on the subject. Comprehensive & detailed w/ case studies. I couldn't put it down.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-18-2009; Interesting from start to finish; This book is such an easy read and it is so interesting. The only boring part is the section of statistics. He describes the killers so very well and it is cool that he includes quotes from the killers. Great book do not recommend if...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-06-2008; It Was "The Other Guy Tilt" Who Done It; The subtitles of this book promise a lot, but the book hardly delivers on those promises. Given that there really is still so little insight into the psychology of most serial murderers, a lot of the uncertainly here could have been...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-16-2006; Horrid; I have read literally every book written on serial and sexually motivated murder and this is by far the worst. This book starts with an admission by the writer that he knows nothing about the subject and has learned everything he knows...; read full review | report as inappropriate