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| Talking with Serial Killers: The Most Evil People in the World Tell Their Own Stories | 
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Sales Rank: 22663
Category: Book
Author: Christopher Berry-dee
Publisher: John Blake
Studio: John Blake
Manufacturer: John Blake
Label: John Blake
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 349
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 1904034535
Dewey Decimal Number: 364
EAN: 9781904034537
ASIN: 1904034535
Publication Date: May 1, 2003
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Product Description
An investigative criminologist, Christopher Berry-Dee is a man who talks to serial killers. In this book, their pursuit of horror and violence is described in their own words, transcribed from audio and videotape interviews conducted deep inside some of the toughest prisons in the world. Berry-Dee describes the circumstances of his meetings with some of the world's most evil men, and reproduces their very words as they describe their crimes and discuss their remorse?or lack of it. This work offers a penetrating insight into the workings of the criminal mind.
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 Not what I expected March 4, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read the reviews before I bought this book. The reviews were rather mixed, so I decided I would read it and decide for myself. Well... the author IS full of himself. He is also from England, and he uses different British words for the "American" words we are used to, which isn't bad, just very annoying. He takes a lot of poetic license in this book, writing a lot of times of the events the way he thought they would have happened. One reviewer was correct, you could get the information found in this book on the internet for free. I also think he left out several serial killers that I would consider more evil than the ones he wrote about. But, he probably wasn't able to get "exclusives" or interviews from the other killers, so he left them out. If you can get the book cheap, but it. Otherwise, don't bother.
Okay - but not great July 25, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Author does not get as much information from the subjects as the title suggests. It talks more about the generalities of the crimes which is easily obtained from internet research. Also, the author give himself a lot of credit for his unsuprising findings - however, I find that most authors of true-crime non-fiction are that way. Gives information on little-known killers - ie: Carol Bundy.
mediocre February 2, 2007
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This author is so full of himself! He talks about himself nearly as much as the killers. If anyone says they are an author, and writes a codenmed killer enough, they would probably be granted an interview too. I was disappointed in this book!
Misleading Title April 16, 2006
45 out of 45 found this review helpful
When a book is subtitled The Most Evil People in the World Tell Their Own Stories you would expect large portion to be interviews with them and their own words. This was my belief when I bought the book and I was surprised not to find that.
There are good backgrounds on each offender and their laundry list of crimes without too much detail. There are also times that they are quoted directly but for the most part the story is relayed by the author and the end of each chapter is stamped "from an interview with...". Some offender's are not quoted directly at all.
Overall, it's a decent book if you do not know about the crimes or offenders. If you are looking for a scholarly or clinical insight into the minds of these offenders, look elsewhere. It surely isn't here.
 Inside The Mind Of A Serial Killer March 2, 2006
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm not a huge fan of true crime but I couldn't put this book down. The true stories of the serial killers,especially Aileen Wuornos and Arthur Shawcross, were very interesting. Although I'm no expert on the genre, I believe it was well written and well researched, and the stories about the killers' childhoods and brutal crimes really grabbed me. The fact that the writer didn't make excuses for these monsters was a plus.
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