these types of books that one would find on a clearance rack can be interesting or a complete waste of time, In this Sex Killers's case, it starts off fairly decent, but strays from the actual topic of "sex killers", It was rather disappointing, especially when halfway through the book, informal language is suddenly introduced, A romp through the annals of sexual homicide, This time, after a very brief introduction that sheds no light at all on the author's point in compiling this book, Jones just gallops through all manner of crime cases, with only a paragraph break between one case and the next.
No conclusions, either. He just ends one more case and the book stops, Boink! Neverthless, hard to put down, There was a blockbuster reveleation in there about UofM grad Hawley Harvey Crippen, too, Mediocre at best, but acceptable for someone who doesn't know much about serial killers, Useless for serious academic research, Good conversation piece if placed on a coffee table though!
Each chapter references wellknown information and details about sexually motivated serial killers.
Cawthorne used information from news articles, court reports and transcripts that can easily be found by searching online, However, some of the information presented as factual in Cawthorne's book is partially inaccurate and should have been corrected before publishing,
I really enjoyed this book it did babble in some areas when you getpages of hookers name and death dates, but over
all a good book.
Overall this book was good, There was a lot of interesting cases that I had never heard of, most of which took place in London and the UK.
I found myself googling and doing some research on the cases I didn't know about and wanted to read up more on, Many of the cases that were portrayed in this book were very brutal and it really makes a reader realize how sick and twisted the human mind can be.
There were two things that made me not give this bookstars, Although the cases were extremely captivating, I did not like the writing style, Sometimes the cases described were run on, There was no gap between different cases and as I read I thought I was still reading on a case only to soon realize the author was already discussing a different case.
He should have titled each case seperatelty and made itbig run on chapter, I also would have liked it if there were pictures in the book, Most true crime books have that and this book had none, There were many cases in the book that I am sure the author could have pulled pictures in for,
I will continue to read more by this author and give him another shot, Hopefully the run on chapters don't continue though, Publisher should have caught that really! Good read :Horrifying true stories of the world's most depraved and deviant murderers,
Many of the most appalling murders have been provoked in one way or another by sexual desire this book examines twenty of the most notorious cases of sex killings.
Covering a wide range of cases, from jealousy and sexual assault to Satanism and snuff movies, this is a fascinating and shocking exploration of the relationship between sex and murder.
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