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    <body><![CDATA[On Friday, May 25, 2007 I wrote about this book:<br/><br/>Finished reading this book last night. As always Mister Schechter makes this period alive for you. He kept me interested from page 1 till the last. <br/><br/>I have read a lot of books by this author now. Only one was very disappointing, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77018897">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Harold Schechter isn't where you turn when you want deep insight or thoughtful, even-handed non-fiction -- this book's legitimacy was immediately undercut by the fact that Schechter named the Night Stalker as &quot;Richard Rodriguez&quot;.  His books are like 300-page tabloids that, while diligently...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24612189">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Difficult read...Schecter has other books that are definitely more interesting.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Earle Leonard Nelson may well have been America's first serial killer. In the winter of 1926, he began a string of murders that spanned the U.S. and Canada, horrifying and confounding both the public and the police. <em>Bestial</em> tells the story of Nelson's life--from his bizarre childhood to his ignoble end--sparing no graphic detail in the process. If there is an answer to the question of why this man murdered, it is in this book somewhere. Everything about Nelson seems bizarre, from his family to his eating habits to his religious obsessions. But strangest of all was his compulsion to kill--for no imaginable reason. He killed women of all ages, from all walks of life, seemingly with no remorse.<p>  <em>Bestial</em> reads like fast-paced fiction, complete with action, plot twists, suspense, and eerie foreshadowing. The book is compelling and elegantly written, and the story provides chilling insights into the motivations of a man who killed for killing's sake. <em>--Lisa Higgins</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[very good.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Earle Leonard Nelson may well have been America's first serial killer. In the winter of 1926, he began a string of murders that spanned the U.S. and Canada, horrifying and confounding both the public and the police. <em>Bestial</em> tells the story of Nelson's life--from his bizarre childhood to his ignoble end--sparing no graphic detail in the process. If there is an answer to the question of why this man murdered, it is in this book somewhere. Everything about Nelson seems bizarre, from his family to his eating habits to his religious obsessions. But strangest of all was his compulsion to kill--for no imaginable reason. He killed women of all ages, from all walks of life, seemingly with no remorse.<p>  <em>Bestial</em> reads like fast-paced fiction, complete with action, plot twists, suspense, and eerie foreshadowing. The book is compelling and elegantly written, and the story provides chilling insights into the motivations of a man who killed for killing's sake. <em>--Lisa Higgins</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love how Schechter ties historical events into his stories. You can learn about history while enjoying a fascinating true crime tale.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Earle Leonard Nelson may well have been America's first serial killer. In the winter of 1926, he began a string of murders that spanned the U.S. and Canada, horrifying and confounding both the public and the police. <em>Bestial</em> tells the story of Nelson's life--from his bizarre childhood to his ignoble end--sparing no graphic detail in the process. If there is an answer to the question of why this man murdered, it is in this book somewhere. Everything about Nelson seems bizarre, from his family to his eating habits to his religious obsessions. But strangest of all was his compulsion to kill--for no imaginable reason. He killed women of all ages, from all walks of life, seemingly with no remorse.<p>  <em>Bestial</em> reads like fast-paced fiction, complete with action, plot twists, suspense, and eerie foreshadowing. The book is compelling and elegantly written, and the story provides chilling insights into the motivations of a man who killed for killing's sake. <em>--Lisa Higgins</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Scary...<br/><br/>I did not realize how long they have been using fingerprint analysis to find criminals. ]]></body>
    
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