HUNTING THE DEVIL The Search for the Russian Ripper

Paperback. 53 murders, not a single witness and barely a shred of evidence - this was the challenge facing Chief Inspector Kostoev, Head of the Soviet Union's Department for Crimes of Special Importance in 1985. Six years later, thanks mainly to the efforts of this one man, Andrei Chikatilo - the 'Russian Ripper' - was brought to trial. Communist party member, former teacher and loving grandfather, he was charged with killing and cannibalising his victims over an astonishing 12yr period. The powerful and suspenseful story of Kostoev's untiring search for the perpetrator of these chilling crimes and of his 10-day 'head-to-head' interview with Chikatolo before the killer broke down and confessed. Illus. 280pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.