SERIAL KILLERS And Mass Murderers

Hardback. 100 tales of infamy, barbarism and horrible crime. Here are the true-life stories of the most brutal and depraved of killers, the men and women whose crimes have shocked the civilised world and for whom killing has become an end in itself. From the classic cases of previous centuries - like Vlad the Impaler, the original for Dracula, or Jack the Ripper, the most famous of all - the story of serial killing is brought right up to date. Some of the most sensational murderers in criminal history are depicted here - Bluebeard, the Vampire of Dusseldorf Peter Kurten, Dennis Nilsen, the Boston Strangler, John Christie, John Wayne Gacy, Andrei Chikatilo + many, many more. Illus. 377pp. 8vo. h/back. With the usual browned pp., small mk. to fr. cover o/w Nr. F. in Vg+ dw.