Review: Vronsky, Serial Killers (2004)

Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters by Peter Vronsky

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book gets better as it goes along. The first chapter or so, on historical serial killers, is sketchy and does not distinguish clearly between things "everybody knows" about famous historical serial killers vs. things that have a basis in actual history. However, Vronsky improves mightily when talking about modern serial killers. He's very good at case studies and can range widely from the well-known to the obscure. He spends a chapter on behavioral profiling and criticism thereof and provides what seems to me an even handed assessment. And his last chapter is practical advice on avoiding becoming a victim.



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