Softcover. Although the actions of serial killers and mass murderers focus attention on murder as the most feared and one of the most disturbing crimes, they constitute only a very small portion of fatal crimes. The authors explore the nature of killing and set the most grisly murders in their proper perspective. Murder, in actuality, is not simply one type of crime. Varieties of criminal killing are determined by the motives of the offender, the circumstances of the event, and the interaction between offender and victim. The authors examine the varieties and major explanations of homicide and provide some remedies for these most violent crimes. With Tables, Notes, References, Name Index and Subject Index. 270pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With pencil underlining to text. Vg+